The Minister of Labour, Dr. Chris
Ngige, has said that the Organised Labour cannot fix a figure to be paid for
Federal Government.
He said this while calling on
Organised Labour to accept the new minimum wage proposal, considering the
capacity and ability of the government and the private sector to pay.
Ngige made the call when the new
Director-General of Nigeria Employers Consultative Association, NECA, Timothy
Olawale, visited his office on Friday in Abuja
The Minister had earlier, while
labour leaders were threatening to call out workers for full strike over the
minimum wage issue, said that the Federal Government had offered to pay N24,
000 to the workers.
But, the workers’ leaders
countered, saying that N30, 000 was the amount agreed on by the committee
saddled with the responsibility.
Ngige pointed out to NECA DG that
it was imperative for organised labour to accept the proposed figure instead of
the N30, 000 in line with social dialogue and the overall interest of the
nation.
“We need to arrive at a figure,
which the employers can afford to pay as an employee cannot fix a figure for
the employer.
“Rather, it must be based on
collective bargaining and mutual agreement by the tripartite partners.
“It is not a function of moving
motions or voting at the National Tripartite Negotiation Committee to insist
that the figure must be as the organised labour appears to make it look.
“There is, therefore, absolutely
no need to heat up the polity,” he said.
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