The Organised Labour has rejected N54,000 offered by the Federal Government as the new minimum wage for workers in the country.
Labour had proposed N615,000 to the Federal Government of Nigeria as the new minimum wage at the New Minimum Wage Tripartite Committee meeting in Abuja on Tuesday.
The spokesperson of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Mr. Benson Upah, said the union would not relent in securing a reasonable living wage for workers.
“We are still holding talks. Government has not made any serious commitment. They moved the offer up today to 54,000.
“We have not brought down our figure. Unless there is a place you can show me that I can get accommodation for N40,000 or there is anywhere that I can get and eat food for N500. Even if it is a cup of tea, because Milo now costs N250 per sachet. Milk is more than N250.
“That is the problem. People are saying that our demand is unrealistic but they are not putting into consideration what is happening in the country.” He said.
Labour recently walked out of a meeting with the Federal Government after the government proposed N48,000 as the new minimum wage.
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