President Bola Tinubu has told the 180 countries at the ongoing 112 International Labour Conference in Geneva, Switzerland, that his government will approve a fair national minimum wage that would be acceptable to both the organised labour and the organised private sector.
Delivering the President’s message, the Minister of State for Labour, Nkeiru Onyejeocha, said the president has expressed excitement that Labour has stepped down the idea of a return to industrial action at the expiration of a seven-day suspension.
It was the turn of Nigeria to present her scorecard and challenges so far in workers’ welfare, job protection, just transition and a list of other decent work demands.
For President Bola Tinubu, giving Nigerian workers a fair wage tops his priorities in this regard.
Onyejeocha says President Tinubu commends the collaboration of the organised labour in its comments not to down tools on Tuesday, June 11, over the national minimum wage figure delay.
Even though labour stepped down on the idea of a strike just yet, it warns against a five-digit figure as well as a protracted delay in approving a new national wage.
At the moment, the wait goes on for the approval of a new national minimum wage for Nigerian workers, and it remains to be seen whether labour will have its way for a six-digit figure or whether the president will have his say for N62,000.
(Editor: Ifeanyi Mark)
