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New Minimum Wage: We've Made Progress In Many Areas- NLC President

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5 years ago

Oct 17, 2019.

– NLC President, Comrade Ayuba Wabba said that progress has been made in many areas
– The areas we are talking is that of implementation and the consequential adjustment
– we agreed on so many areas, which hitherto we could not agree on

The President, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Dr. Ayuba Wabba, has said that they have both made progress in many areas, which are that of implementation and the consequential adjustment.
According to Source, Wabba said although, organised labour and the government’s representatives have made concessions, they were both discussing to reach a definite agreement on the salary adjustments.
“We have made progress in many areas, the areas we are talking is that of implementation and the consequential adjustment, that is the only subject matter that is under consideration and that is the subject matter we are trying to conclude and ensure that there is an agreement and then we can share with you.
“That is mere speculation, we should work on the basis of Information that is credible and we will be able to give you that information at the appropriate time.”
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Wabba however, added: “Finally, we agreed on so many areas, which hitherto we could not agree on, and we’re adjourning the meeting, we’re giving assignment to some people on both sides and we’ll go and do the work and get back to us.
“Therefore, we have consensually agreed that we will reconvene this meeting at 7 p.m. today (Thursday), like I said earlier, those that were given assignment to complete their assignment and bring them back to us.
“Meeting has been moving on smoothly, as you can see from here, there is progress, it is very cordial, nobody is fighting.
“Some committees need to do some computation, you can see that they have worked up to the early hours of today, that is, in the true spirit of collective bargaining is give and take and that is what we’re trying to do and ensure that we get the process concluded.”