RECESSION: WORKERS AWAIT REVIEW OF MINIMUM WAGE
source: http://www.eyesoflagos.com/2017/03/recession-workers-await-review-of.html


With current economic hardship, there is no doubt that Nigerian workers are not finding things easy
Nigerian workers are anxiously waiting for the Federal Government to implement the proposed N45% increase in minimum wage requested by the organised labour. Their demands have been justified in different quarters.
Many have reasoned that with escalating prices of food stuff, gas, rent and others, the current N18, 000 minimum wage is no longer sustainable
Last week, minister of labour and employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, hinted that the Technical Committee on Minimum Wage and Palliatives may be submitted to President Muhammadu Buhari this week.
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) had earlier in the year given a deadline of May 1, 2017 for the government to implement the new minimum wage of face breach of industrial peace in the country.
To the average worker on the street, he is unconcerned with the price of crude in the international market, what is paramount to him is food in the table. Sadly, with the current economic challenge, that seems to be becoming a herculean task.
It will be recalled that on June 3, 2016 a joint technical committee of the Federal Government and organised labour was inaugurated on palliatives and minimum wage.
Close to a year, the tripartite committee expected to commence negotiations on the new minimum wage is yet to be inaugurated. Most workers say that they are already losing patience.
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) recently accused the Federal Government of engaging in unnecessary delay in constituting a tripartite committee to negotiate the new minimum wage for Nigerian workers.
“The current administration is dragging its feet in constituting a tripartite committee to negotiate a new minimum wage.
“Against the background of the harsh economic times and the impact on the working people, we cannot wait indefinitely for government to respond at its own time.
“Though, we have been told by the administration that the panel will be constituted, we enjoin the government to urgently sort out whatever is the constraint it is facing.
“Federal Government must act on the matter before we are forced to take actions that may be unpleasant,” NLC president, Ayuba Wabba, said at the 4th NLC National Gender Conference and Election of the Leadership of National Women Commission in Abuja.
Speaking on the challenges being faced by workers, Wabba said, “In the last 12 or more months, the inflationary trend in the economy has gone over the roof, and the mass of our people, the salaried and the teeming millions of the unemployed are facing very difficult times.
“Amidst these difficulties , we have contended with a number of state governments that have misplaced priorities and have regularly refused to pay workers in the state pay roll, their salaries as and when due.
“Similarly, pensions of retried public servants have gone unpaid for several months, and in some cases years .
“We have over the last 15 months fought these state governments to pay up these outstanding wages and pension liabilities they owe workers.
“We will continue to do this till all salaries and pensions across the country are fully paid up.’’
More Nigerians are beginning to join the campaign for minimum wage increment.
Recently, Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu said that if corruption must be nipped in the bud, it has become imperative for the abolition of security votes presently being enjoyed by State governors and the executive, just as he called for the need to peg the minimum wage at N50,000.
He said, “When a man who earns N18,000, cannot buy a bag of rice, how then can such a person take care of his family? Does it make sense to him if you tell him not to find alternative means of catering to the needs of his family?

The govt should do the needful and do some increase in wages, things are expensive out der

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it takes Nass just few seconds to apporove themselves bounty allocations but its more than 8 months now and they find it difficult to upgrade the stipend they called minimum wage.
I always pity these pple, pay rent, pay children school fees, transportation, etc with 18k.
this country needs a saviour

18K is way too small, it's a pity some workers never collect pass one month salary this year.

The increase is long overdue and should have been implemented long before now.. I just hope they implement it sha because our government prefer to major in minor and minor in major..

If you think it's high-time for upward review of the minimum wage punch like

Salary increment is already overdue going by the rate of naira devaluation and hyper-inflation being experienced in the country.
If the legislators and other politicians can earn so much, the government has no excuse not to increase the minimum wage of #18,000 per month.

If der increase d salary der will also look for an avenue to collect more...APC gift Na Satan gift...give u with left hand and collect More

Please increase o
My salary came in yesterday and e don nearly finish as I do my calculation
Chai

Hmmmm in Nigeria, recession is equals to oppression. Taxation increased. Custom duty increased. Tariffs increased. Electricity bills increased. Market prices increased.


Salaries the means of fighting the increases reduced. In most cases it became unpaid. You have to wonder if the government is using recession to decrease the population, because mortality rate increased.



You can have your dream classy wedding come true with 805K. See the breakdown

https://www.nairaland.com/3706288/simple-classy-wedding-total-expenses#54988531

They should also increase NYSC allowance... Corpers are seriously starving.....

I didnt know things are really bad until when i wanted to buy roasted corn yesterday..corn that is #30 is now 100naira

Lucy001:



The govt should do the needful and do some increase in wages, things are expensive out der

Sms vote TBoss to 32052 via your mobile phones pls

who s tboss?

kingphilip:
The increase is long overdue and should have been implemented long before now.. I just hope they implement it sha because our government prefer to major in minor and minor in major..

If you think it's high-time for upward review of the minimum wage punch like

Y r u looking for likes

I wonder wot is taking them so long to implement the increase abi no be to sign one paper like dat make Una bring am I will sign it on behalf of the presido

Eaa247:

who s tboss?

A contestant in the ungoing Big Brother Nigeria!

uzoclinton:
They should also increase NYSC allowance... Corpers are seriously starving.....

oga fly go one side make we see road !!!

PetrePan:
I didnt know things are really bad until when i wanted to buy roasted corn yesterday..corn that is #30 is now 100naira

it's not as if things are very bad, we are bad. We use every opportunity to exploit one and another yet blame government. is corn imported?

When shall it be?

Lucy001:

A contestant in the ungoing Big Brother Nigeria!

oh! its unfortunate

shikshark:
it takes Nass just few seconds to apporove themselves bounty allocations but its more than 8 months now and they find it difficult to upgrade the stipend they called minimum wage.
I always pity these pple, pay rent, pay children school fees, transportation, etc with 18k.
this country needs a saviour

i thought the dollard

promised Change

godunia:
it's not as if things are very bad, we are bad. We use every opportunity to exploit one and another yet blame government. is corn imported?

na wetin first come my mind b dat..what can cause inflation in corn price?..

Eaa247:

oh! its unfortunate

why?

Lucy001:

why?

its a program I don't watch. Tboss s fair lady with a ring on her nose

E-diots!!! Go school una no go. Raise salary to the detriment of the majority population that doesn't have govt work. As if that's the solution to every challenge.
Fuel scarcity.... Solution is salary increment
Boko haram...... Solution is salary increment
No light...... Solution is salary increment.
A won Olodo

godunia:
it's not as if things are very bad, we are bad. We use every opportunity to exploit one and another yet blame government. is corn imported?

Do we even have price regulatory board?

miketayo:


Y r u looking for likes

no I'm looking for miketayo

Shey you loss ni

The hustle is real

I really pity state government workers because I cant even imagine how they survive in the face of all these price hike/inflation. On the other hand, how is government going to pay the new minimum wage if implemented considering the fact they've not been able to pay the old one as at when due? Nigeria is really bastardized and their seems to be no way out of the quagmire except there is a radical change!