Labour leaders, who have called
off a planned nationwide strike, have agreed a new national minimum wage at the
end of negotiations with a Tripartite Committee, set up by the Federal
government.
The agreed figure will be kept
under wraps until 4.15 pm on Tuesday, when it will be revealed in a report to
be presented to President Muhammadu Buhari.
Mr Ayuba Wabba, President of the
Nigeria Labour Congress, spoke to newsmen at the end of the Tripartite Committee
meeting on the new National Minimum wage meeting on Tuesday in Abuja.
He said the National Minimum Wage
Negotiating committee has concluded its assignment and agreement has been
reached and also documents have been signed.
“The report will be submitted to
Mr President by today and therefore, having reached this position, the
Organised Labour also decided that the proposed strike is hereby suspended.
” Therefore, we thought this
should be communicated appropriately without also divulging this information as
mutual agreement has been reached,” he said.
Ms Amma People, Chairman of the
Tripartite Committee also noted that the assignment of the committee has been
concluded.
“We are going to present our
report to Mr President today at 4:15 ,pm and he will reveal the figure that we
have recommended, ” she said.
Mr Boss Mustapha, Secretary of
the Government of the Federation commended members of the committee for their
time and commitment on the processes of recommending the new minimum wage.
“I am confident that government
will give expeditious consideration of the report when submitted tomorrow to Mr
President. And very soon the processes will be put in place to truly actualise
your recommendations so that the status of our working populace will be
enhanced and they would receive appropriate and commensurate payments for the
services they offer to our nation and to the different sectors of our economy,
” he said.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)
reports that the organised Labour had threatened to commence nationwide strike
on Nov. 6 over government rejection of a N30,000 minimum wage. Government
offered N24,000, which labour also rejected.
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