The Nigeria Labour Congress has urged the Federal Government to conclude the negotiations for the consequential salary adjustment of the 30, 000 naira new national minimum wage so that all workers would have a reason to smile at the end of this month.
The NLC had given the government the October 16th deadline to either resolve the issue or risk an industrial action.
Speaking in 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 and safety situations with increased cases of deaths and injuries at work.The National Union of Postal and Telecommunications Employees NUPTE challenged employers, especially private telecommunication companies operating in Nigeria, to respect decent work principles and the rights of workers to form and belong to a union of their choice without restriction.
