Today in Abuja, the Organised Labour has given the Federal Government till May ending to conclude on the implementation of the new national minimum wage for workers in the country.
Joe Ajaero, the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, made the demand at the 2024 edition of the International Workers Day rally.
Ajaero warned that if the negotiation is not concluded by the ending of May, there may not be industrial peace in Nigeria.
He stated that: “All parties in the tripartite process are well represented and the engagement has been robust.
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“We have placed our demand of N615, 000 only before our social partners while we await their offer.
“If, however, the negotiation of the minimum wage is not concluded by the end of May, the trade union movement in Nigeria will no longer guarantee industrial peace in the country,” he said.
Ajaero added that the New Minimum Wage Act would have a two-year life span with the clause for an automatic adjustment in workers wages any time inflation exceeded 7.5 per cent.
