THE National President of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero, announced yesterday that negotiations for a new minimum wage between the federal government and organised labour will be completed by March of this year.
While speaking with reporters, Ajaero revealed that the current minimum wage will expire in March, implying that a new pay proposal will be enacted the following month.
He said, “The Federal Government had through a letter asked the organised labour to release our names to the new minimum wage committee to be constituted.
“Since last year, the list was submitted to the government and it is only when the committee is constituted that we now go into negotiation with the government as a union to agree on it.
“The existing minimum wage will be expiring by March this year, so it is hoped we may conclude the negotiation for a new minimum wage before March.”
On the wage award announced by the Nigerian government for Nigerian workers, Ajaero said that only one month was paid and assured that “all should be released to the workers by the end of this year January.”
