The Organised Labour comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) has reiterated its May 31, 2024 ultimatum to the Federal Government to meet all of its demands which includes implementation of a new national minimum wage and reversal of the hike in electricity tariff.
This followed a Monday emergency meeting of the National Executive Councils (NEC) of the NLC and TUC in response to the pressing national issues affecting Nigerian workers.
Among the issues discussed by the labour leaders was the persisting non-compliance with the 2019 National Minimum wage Act by some state governments.
In the resolution jointly signed by NLC President Joe Ajaero and TUC leader Festus Osifo, the labour unions also directed their members in Anambra State to mobilise for an industrial action in the event that the state government did not meet the demands of workers by May 23, 2024.
Last week, labour unions walked out of minimum wage negotiations with the government following a N48,000 proposal by the Federal Government.
The labour unions described the offer as ridiculous.
According to the NLC President, the government was not serious about negotiating with the labour on the new minimum wage.
On his part, the TUC president said the N48,000 proposal does not make sense. According to Osifo, the least federal workers are already earning up to N77,000 and proposing N48,000 at the moment is “abysmal”.
N615,000 Wage Proposal
On April 14, the Organised Labour demanded N615,000 as the new minimum wage for workers to cope with the many economic realities and high cost of living in Nigeria.
