The Osun state Nigeria Labour Congress chairman, Christopher Arapasopo, has said the NLC will enforce the payment of the ₦70,000 minimum wage across the country.
Also, he said the new minimum wage is a development, but in fairness, the Labour Congress expected more than that.
However, he noted that ₦70,000 is a fair start as it is a 134% increase from the previous ₦30,000.
In addition, he revealed why the earlier proposed ₦250,000 minimum wage wasn’t approved by the government.
“The organized labor had pushed for ₦250,000; Mr President asked that we allow him to increase the fuel pump price if he must pay the ₦250,000 demanded at a meeting we held with him two weeks ago.
“We told him to drop the idea because fuel price was not part of the negotiation.
We went on a break after that and when Mr President returned, the organized labour also asked for a week’s break, which made the meeting inconclusive.
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“We went back to discuss with Mr President again last week. With the facts and figures tabled before us, we resolved that the years of reviewing a minimum wage should be reduced to two years. But Mr President pushed for three years.
“Negotiation is collective bargaining, not
winner-takes-all all. Both parties resolved on a three-year review of the minimum wage.”
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