The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) says it is aware of the
forces behind the bill seeking to transfer minimum wage from the exclusive list
to concurrent list.
The President, Ayuba Wabba, spoke at a meeting with the
leadership of the House of Representatives on Tuesday in Abuja.
The bill passed second reading at the House on February 23.
The labour leader stated that the bill, if passed into law,
would return Nigeria to slavery.
He argued that the minimum wage was part of the
International Labour Organisation (ILO) Convention.
Wabba insisted Nigeria must respect the convention being an
ILO member state.
The NLC President dismissed the position by some states that
they cannot sustain N30,000 monthly wage.
“No one can negotiate below the N30,000, the ILO convention
is binding on Nigeria as a sovereign state and not on subnational like states”,
he said..
House Speaker Femi Gbajabiamila said the green chamber would
look into the demand by labour.
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