‘Labour won’t accept less than N30,000 minimum wage’

A LABOUR leader, Mr. Joe Ajaero, said yesterday that the organised labour would never sign any agreement with the Federal Government on new National Minimum Wage, which is less than N30, 000.

Ajaero, who is United Labour Congress (ULC) President, said in Lagos that the tripartite committee agreed that N30,000 would be paid at the end of its negotiation as the new Minimum Wage for workers.

“N24, 000 can never be the new Minimum Wage for workers. If the government pays it, then it is an award,” Ajaero added.

He said it was sad that N30, 000 was adopted by the tripartite committee, but the representatives of government announced N24, 000.

The Nation, October 17, 2018

 

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