Implement minimum wage by May ending, labour tells FG

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Organised labour has given the Federal Government till May ending to finalise the process of implementing the new national minimum wage for workers.

The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress , Mr Joe Ajaero, made the demand on Wednesday in Abuja at this year’s edition of the International Workers Day.Ajaero said the process of fixing a new national minimum wage was still ongoing and had witnessed robust engagements.” We have placed our demand of N615, 000 only before our social partners while we await their offer.

Ajaero also said labour had placed a demand that the new Act would have a two-year life span with an agreement for automatic adjustments in wages any time inflation exceeded 7.5 per cent.

 

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