The organised labour under the
aegis of Trade Union Side, TUS, of the Joint National Public Service
Negotiating Council, JNPSNC, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to sign
the new minimum wage bill into law.
The body stated that the current
N18,000 minimum wage has become very inadequate for the average worker.
In a statement by its chairman,
Abdrafiu Adeniji, and secretary, Alade Lawal, on Wednesday, the union stressed
that workers were finding it extremely difficult to cope with daily challenges
due to high prices of goods and services.
The TUS also commended the
National Assembly for passing the bill.
The statement read, “The
tripartite committee on the minimum wage and the National Assembly have done a
good job by approving N30,000 as the national minimum wage and accordingly
deserve commendation.
“It is now left for the President
to sign the bill into law and bring the minimum wage saga to a positive
conclusion.
“The current N18,000 monthly
minimum wage has become inadequate and workers are finding it extremely
difficult to cope. This underscores the need for the President to sign into law
the N30,000.000 National Minimum Wage Bill so the bodies that will work out the
consequential adjustments arising from the new wage can be put in place.”
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