Divergent views trail new national minimum wage discourse

As the organised labour pushes forward its demand for a new national minimum wage, opinions are varied regarding the timeliness of the demand, which resulted in a warning strike following a breakdown in negotiations among committee members.

According to some of the views, embarking on a strike in a pre-election period is not a good sign that demand would be immediately met, as majority of the governors, who would implement the agreements, would be out of office by 2019 at the expiration of their two terms, while those hoping for a second term are still struggling to get their parties’ nomination.

The organized labour had called for a nationwide warning strike over refusal of the Federal Government to come up with a new national minimum wage for Nigerian workers.

Labour, September 12 issued a 14-day ultimatum to Federal Government to recall the tripartite committee to fix a new national minimum wage for Nigerian workers to conclude negotiations or face industrial action. Inauspicious

An independent development consultant with a UK-funded programme in Nigeria, Dr. Mike Uzoigwe, had urged the Federal Government to approach the subject of wage increase cautiously.

The Guardian, October 3, 2018

 

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