Lagos NLC demands 400% increase in workers allowances

The union said while N30,000 has been approved as the new national minimum wage, the minimum wage for workers in Lagos State should be N50,000.

The Chairman, NLC, Lagos Chapter, Funmi Sessi, said Lagos was a special place and should attract a special form of allowances for its workers.She added that goods in Lagos market were more expensive than many other places in Nigeria. She said the union was tired of workers being exposed to hazards, insecurity, casualisation, forced labour.

She sought an end to a situation where firms in Nigeria preferred outsourcing their jobs and employing casual labour.The labour leader accused some foreign firms in the nation of engaging in anti-labour practices such as hiring underage workers and overworking them in exchange for very meagre salaries.

😟😟😟 our government resources is now for salaries. Workers for goodness sake should support in capital developmental by staying undue demand that affects development

400% that way too high

They need it. The traffic much 🤣🤣🤣

As in, 30k Fed Govt no fit pay fezz, you wun add another one?

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