The Nigeria Labour Congress
(NLC)and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have called all employers of labour to
commence the process of implementing the new minimum wage of N30,000 as passed
by President Muhammadu Buhari.
The unions also lauded President
Buhari for signing the bill into law.
Peter Ozo-Eson, General
Secretary, NLC and Bobboi Kaigama, the President of TUC in a separate interview
with NAN on Friday in Abuja, described the action as laudable.
Ozo-Eson said that the NLC and
Nigerian workers appreciated the swift response of Buhari, adding that such
move would assuage the feelings of Nigerian workers.
According to him, “we hope that
all employers of labour will commence the process of implementing the new
minimum wage of N30,000 as passed by Buhari.”
He commended the National
Assembly for not playing politics with the Nigerian workers by given the
minimum wage bill a speedy passage.
Ozo-Eson said that the NLC would
work with all agencies and other bodies responsible for the implementation of
the new minimum wage.
On his part, Kaigama, commended
the president for assenting to the minimum wage bill, while describing it as
laudable and timely.
According to him, the President’s
response has always been labours position, adding that “we in TUC want to
appreciate the President for not jettisoning the path of honour”.
He congratulated Nigerian workers
for the new minimum wage, adding that no stone would be left unturned to see
that Nigerian workers get a living wage.
Buhari, on Thursday, signed the
minimum wage into law which mandates employers of labour to pay workers a
minimum of N30,000 monthly wage.
The bill was passed by the
National Assembly in March.
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