Workers’ Day: NLC, TUC seek immediate payment of minimum wage

Organised labour under the aegis of the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress in some states of the federation have urged state governments to begin the immediate implementation of the

minimum wage approved by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari .The Taraba State chapters of the NLC and TUC on Friday appealed to the state government to implement the new minimum wage without delay to boost the morale of workers in the state.Gambo who commended Governor Darius Ishaku for being up to date in the payment of workers’ salaries, however, urged the government not to tamper with the salaries of local government workers.

Similarly, the Chairman of NLC in Kogi State, Onu Edoka, said it would not henceforth entertain any justification for salary reduction at any level in the state, while demanding the immediate implementation of the minimum wage. He also called on the state governor to lift the embargo placed on trade unions activities in all the state-owned tertiary institutions.

In Ogun State, the TUC warned the state government against any intention to deduct or cut workers’ pay in a bid to source funds to cushion the economic crisis occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic. “We wish to place on record that the congress was not privy to the decision of the government to boycott the earlier agreement.

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