Organised Labour, comprising the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC and the Trade Union Congress, TUC, has asked the federal government to announce a new minimum wage on Workers’ Day, May 1, 2024.
The National Vice President of the TUC, Tommy Etim, stated this on Sunday in an interview.
According to Etim, the announcement of the new minimum wage is one of labour’s expectations ahead of the 2024 Workers’ Day.
Speaking with journalists, Etim said there were lots of expectations particularly since some of the newly initiated policies of government had continued to push more Nigerians into poverty.
Etim said workers in the country were expectant of the new minimum wage, stating that Workers’ Day is like Christmas Day for workers.
You will recall that organised labour had demanded N615,000 as the new minimum wage for workers in the country.
An impeccable source, who is an executive of organised labour, who did not want to bejournalists that the new wage of N615,000 monthly was reached after consultations by the NLC and TUC.
The source said the wage might still increase, following the recent hike in electricity tariff.
