Negotiation deadlocked as NLC, TUC stage walkout, reject FG’s N60, 000 minimum wage
...Shifts position from N497, 000 to N494,000 minimum wage
Joseph Irikefe
The Organised Labour Tuesday, staged a walkout during the Tripartite Committee meeting on Minimum Wage, rejecting the Federal Government’s increased offer of N60,000.
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The labour union, however, shifted its position from its previous stance of ₦497,000 to ₦494,000.
The government had initially proposed ₦48,000 and ₦54,000 last week, both of which were rejected by labour, reports The Nation.
Today’s meeting ended in a deadlock, with no agreement reached on the new minimum wage.
With the labour unions’ deadline approaching on May 31, the Tripartite Committee tasked with negotiating a new minimum wage for Nigerian workers has yet to reach a consensus.