THE Organised Labour has reportedly reduced its minimum wage demand from Six Hundred and Fifteen Thousand Naira (N615,000.00) to Five Hundred Thousand Naira (N500,000.00).
This is in a bid to hasten and conclude the negotiation with the Tripartite Committee on the National Minimum Wage.
Meanwhile, a source at the meeting said that the government team was adamant about N54,000, complaining of the non-availability of funds and the inability of the private sector to pay.
But the private sector has made an additional N3,000 taking up its offer to N57,000 from the initial N54,000.
According to the source, “Government has agreed that the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) is using evidence-based presentation. But they argue that eight states are not paying or not fully implementing the 2019 minimum wage.”
The source further said, “Government is talking of non-availability of funds. They are also talking about the inability of the private sector to pay.”
On Labour shifting of ground by the organised labour, the source said, “Labour has been requested to shift in response to the government. They complied and came down to N500,000.”
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