The Nigeria Labour Congress ( NLC
) wants the government to commence the implementation of the new national
minimum wage before the 2019 workers day celebration and give workers good
course to celebrate this year.
NLC also commended the Senate for
passing the bill into law, following the footstep of the House of
Representatives which had earlier passed the N30, 000 as new national minimum
wage.
The Nigeria Governors Forum had
earlier said that they will not be able to pay N30,000 as minimum wage,
offering to pay N24,000 instead while President Muhammadu Buhari forwarded
N27,000 to the National Assembly as minimum wage.
Both chambers of the National
Assembly set up special adhoc committees headed by the Deputy Senate President
for the Senate Committee and Deputy Speaker for the House of Representatives
committee to conduct public hearing and submit reports for consideration.
However, the House of
Representatives immediately passed the bill into law before embarking on break
for the 2019 general election, while the Senate passed the bill at its sitting
on Tuesday.
Acting President of the NLC,
Comrade Najeem Yasin said even though the bill has been passed by both
chambers, the battle for the minimum wage was not yet over, saying workers will
not rest until the bill is signed and implemented.
He said; “We commend the senate
for the quick passage. But it is not yet over because we want them to make sure
that the process gets to the logical conclusion and for the quick
implementation of that N30, 000. Nigerian workers are happy and commends them.
“We stand by the N75, 000
punishment for employers who fail to implement the law which has been passed.
We have been fighting for this N30, 000 for a long time and the governors have
been opposed to it. But now, it has been passed. Nigerian workers are now
looking forward to the signing of the bill into law.
“We want them to start
implementing it before the May Day celebration so that Nigerian workers can
have good reasons to celebrate.”
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