Fed Govt, Labour to resume minimum wage talks Friday

The Nation Newspaper Fed Govt, Labour to resume minimum wage talks Friday

The federal government and organised Labour will resume negotiation on a new national minimum wage on Friday, May 31, following a breakdown of talks.

Ajaero confirmed that organised Labour will honour the invitation but warned that the discussion will not be a “monologue.” At the meeting, labour again lowered its demand by removing N3,000 from the N497,000 it proposed last week, pegging the new proposal at N494,000.To fast-track the negotiation process, the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria on May Day gave the committee till the end of the month to wrap up talks on a new national minimum wage.President of the TUC, Comrade Festus Osifo said the ultimatum issued by labour remained following the breakdown of talks on Tuesday.

With its membership cutting across federal, and state governments, the private sector, and organised labour, the panel is to recommend a new national minimum wage for the country.

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