The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero has threatened to mobilize Nigerian workers to embark on industrial action if the minimum wage is transfer from Exclusive Legislature List to Concurrent Legislature list, as reported by The Sun....READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE ▶▶
Ajaero who spoke in an event organized in Uyo, Akwa Ibom state capital, noted that if such law is made it would allow state governors to determine the minimum wage they would pay.
He said, “When they finish from that meeting they will collect minimum wage, I promise all of you that. The very moment the House of Representatives and the Senate come up with such a Law that will not benefit Nigerian workers they will be their own Drivers, and gate men, there’ll be no movement for one month.
The NLC President who stressed that the time has come when the Federal Lawmakers and governors should be subjected to collecting minimum wage, wondered why Nigerian leaders were bent on cheating workers, even amid the current hardship they are facing due to the removal of fuel subsidy. He regretted that in Nigeria the government does not respect agreements…READ FULL ARTICLE
