Organised labour has rejected the Federal Government’s new minimum wage proposal of N54,000 recommended by the Tripartite Committee on the New Minimum Wage.

At the resumed negotiation on Tuesday in Abuja, the Federal Government made a fresh proposal to pay N54,000 as against the initial N48,000 it proposed during the last sitting.

However, organised labor refused the new proposal, describing it as a far cry from the N615,000 proposed by both the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC).

The meeting, which was held behind closed doors, has been adjourned to Wednesday, May 22, to continue with negotiations.

Organised Labour, comprising the NLC and the TUC, had on Tuesday given the federal government until the end of May to conclude negotiations for a new minimum wage.

The unions also directed their members in states that are owing the N30,000 minimum wage to gear up for industrial action.

 

RN

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