MAY DAY SPECIAL! NLC Demands N90,000 Minimum Wage For Workers In Nigeria

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The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, yesterday condemned the sealing of the National Stadium, Surulere to prevent workers from celebrating yesterday’s Workers’ Day, warning the new acting Inspector General of Police, IGP, Solomon Arise to learn from the misadventures of his predecessors by operating within the ambit of the law.

It also demanded N90, 000 as minimum wage for workers in the country, saying that the five year operational period of current N18,000 minimum wage would come to an end this year and must be reviewed.


MINIMUM WAGE

We cannot address the challenge of income inequality and poverty without addressing the question of salaries and wages for working people because there is intricate linkage between income, consumption and production. We assure that we will continue to use the instrumentality of collective bargaining to improve the wages and salaries of our members.

In the immediate the incoming administration must be put on notice that five year tenure of the national minimum wage ends this year and we are putting before the new administration a proposal of N90,000 for negotiation with the Federal Government and Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association, NECA. This modest proposal is based on the unstable micro economic environment, naira devaluation and the high rate of inflation.

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Posted: at 2-05-2015 06:59 AM (8 years ago) | Addicted Hero

Supported! Additionally, the salary of those politicians that are doing nothing for us should be slashed. Slash it so that it will no longer be attractive to greedy rogues that are making things difficult for those that are actually working for the nation such as Teachers.

Posted: at 2-05-2015 07:48 AM (8 years ago) | Upcoming

yes, this is a serious issue the govt has to retreat, the wages and salaries are very low compared to the level consumptions acquisitions,how can a family man will be earning just 25,000 naira a month that is too meager.

Posted: at 2-05-2015 11:24 AM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Hmmmm

Posted: at 2-05-2015 04:06 PM (8 years ago) | Hero

Realistically,90k as minimum wage per month is unattainable. why not beat it to something around 30-40k

Posted: at 2-05-2015 10:37 PM (8 years ago) | Gistmaniac