Democracy Day: NLC urges FG to announce tripartite committee on minimum wage
The President of the Nigerian Labour Congress, Ayuba Wabba PHOTO: NAN The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged the Federal Government to use the occasion of the Democracy Day celebration to announce the composition of the tripartite negotiation committee on the National Minimum Wage. The NLC President, Mr Ayuba Wabba, made the call in a statement he issued on Sunday in Abuja, ahead of the Democracy Day celebration on Monday. Wabba, who noted that the minimum wage was increased to N18,000 six years ago, added that the patience of workers had been tested due to the current inflation in the country. “We, therefore, urge the Federal Government to use the occasion of the Democracy Day to announce the composition of the tripartite negotiation committee as this is imperative for the government to review the National Minimum Wage, ‘’ he said. Wabba also condemned the recent coup rumour, saying labour was opposed to any move to truncate the current democratic dispensation “ ...