- The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has condemned the vice president Yemi Osinbajo statement that the new minimum wage will be selective
- The Congress said the federal government to selectively implement the new minimum wage will be protested
- The president of the TUC said a new wage implementation must be holistic
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) on Tuesday, August 29, condemned a statement credited to Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on reviewed remuneration for civil servants.
The TUC warned that any move by the federal government to selectively implement a new minimum wage with be protested.
The president of the congress Bobboi Bala-Kaigama the national executive of the TUC kicks against any selective minimum wage for Nigerian workers.
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He said the implementation of a new wage must be holistic and must remain in the union's exclusive list.
Bala-Kaigama said: “Furthermore, we condemn the delay to constitute the 29-member committee for National Minimum Wage for the country months after it was announced."
“We call on the federal government not to task the patience of workers beyond limit as the current wage structure is no longer tenable, when viewed against the economic realities on ground," Bala-Kaigama said.
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The Nigerian Labour Congress had earlier submitted the name of some of its members for the 29-man committee for the negotiation of the new national minimum wage with the federal government.
However, while speaking at the 2017 Nigerian Bar Association national conference, the vice president said the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration was considering an increase in workers' remuneration package.
Osinbajo said the federal government was also focused on increasing bonuses of certain government agencies instead of reviewing wages of workers across board.
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He said: “I think that what we are probably going to end up doing is what we have done with some of the parastatals; in other words, identifying certain government services that must be remunerated differently in order to increase efficiency."
NAIJ.com earlier reported that the federal government and the organized labour movement led by the president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Ayuba Wabba said all parties involved have agreed to review the N18,000 minimum wage.
Also, the federal government on May 25, approved the constitution of the national minimum wage committee.
The committee was saddled with the responsibility of commencing the process of negotiations for a new wage for Nigeria workers.
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Wednesday, 30 August 2017