There will be nationwide protest on Tuesday by Nigerian workers to
press for a higher minimum wage, the Nigeria Labour Congress said today.
However, the union’s general secretary, Dr. Peter Ozo-Eson clarified that the action is not a strike.
The umbrella labour union, along with the Trade Union Congress, wants minimum wage jacked from N18,000 to N30,000.
“It has come to our attention that some sections of the news media
have largely misrepresented our action plan in reaction to the delay in
transmitting the recommendations of the Tripartite Committee on a new
national minimum wage to the National Assembly by President Muhammadu
Buhari.
“It should be recalled that the National Executive Council of the NLC
met on December 17 last year and directed that we hold nationwide
mobilisation of workers and our allies if, by December 31, 2018, the
bill on the national minimum wage has yet to be sent to the National
Assembly to be passed as an Act of Parliament.
“We immediately announced then that on Tuesday, January 8, 2019,
there will be a nationwide mass mobilisation and protests simultaneously
across all states in Nigeria. This does not translate to a strike.”
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