Labour Unions Slam N48,000 Minimum Wage Offer, Demand N615,000

• NLC, TUC Reject Federal Government’s Proposed N48,000 as Insult

• Organised Private Sector’s N54,000 Offer Also Deemed Inadequate

• Unions Walk Out of Negotiations, Demand Living Wage of N615,000

Eko Hot Blog reports that in a scathing response to the federal government’s proposed N48,000 new minimum wage, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have outrightly rejected the offer, describing it as an insult and retrogressive.

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Walkout from Negotiations

The labour leaders staged a walkout during the virtual meeting of the tripartite committee on minimum wage, where the government made the N48,000 offer, while the Organised Private Sector proposed N54,000.

Calls for Government’s Seriousness

Expressing disappointment, NLC President Joe Ajaero and TUC Deputy President Tommy Etim Okon stated in a joint statement: “Despite our sincere efforts to come to a fair agreement, the actions of the Government and the Organised Private Sector (OPS) were deemed inadequate, ultimately causing the breakdown in negotiations.”

“We call upon the Government to reconsider its position and come to the negotiation table with clear hands that reflects the true value of the contributions made by Nigerian workers to the nation’s development and the objective socioeconomic realities,” they added.

Demand for N615,000 Minimum Wage

The labour leaders demanded a N615,000 (Six hundred and Fifteen thousand Naira) National Minimum wage, stating, “Together, in a reasonable dialogue, we can work to give Nigerian workers a N615,000 (Six hundred and Fifteen thousand Naira) National Minimum wage as proposed by us on the basis of evidence and Data. This will be in keeping with the pledge of the President; his Excellency Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s pledge to ensure a Living wage for Nigerian workers.”

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Highlight of Income Disparity

The statement highlighted the stark disparity between the proposed minimum wage and prevailing standards, noting that “even the least paid workers in the private sector receives N78,000 (seventy-eight thousand Naira per month) as clearly stated by the OPS.”

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