Minimum Wage: End Impasse Now, Labour Tells FG - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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October 8, 2019
TheNigeria Labour Congress has urged the Federal Government to conclude thenegotiations for the consequential salary adjustment of the 30, 000 naira newnational minimum wage so that all workers would have a reason to smile at theend of this month.
TheNLC had given the government the October 16th deadline to either resolve theissue or risk an industrial action.
Speakingin Abuja on the sideline of 2019 World Decent Work Day, NLC Vice President,Benjamin Anthony said there could not be decent work without decent wages,adding that the national minimum wage is the floor for decent wages.
According to him,workers are tired of a world where they are exposed to worsening health andsafety situations with increased cases of deaths and injuries at work.The National Union ofPostal and Telecommunications Employees NUPTE challenged employers, especiallyprivate telecommunication companies operating in Nigeria, to respect decentwork principles and the rights of workers to form and belong to a union oftheir choice without restriction.