The organized labour on Wednesday rejected the offer by the Federal Government on consequential adjustment for the new minimum wage for workers from Grade Levels Seven to 14.

The organized labour also said that workers have exhausted their patience and demanded the reconvening of the meeting of the committee negotiating the consequential adjustment with a view to concluding the process within one week.

The rejection of the government offer was contained in a statement titled “Need for urgent intervention on the stalled negotiation of consequential adjustment of salaries arising from the new national minimum wage of N30, 000 per month to avert industrial crisis,” issued in Abuja and signed by Comrades Ayuba Wabba, President, Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Quadri Olaleye President, Trade Union Congress, TUC, Simon Anchaver and Alade Bashir Lawal

Ag Chairman, and Secretary respectively of Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council, JNPSNC (Trade Union Side).

The statement issued after a meeting at the labour house Abuja, read, “The leadership of Organized Labour in Nigeria comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) met today, 2nd October, 2019 with the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council (JNPSNC-Trade Union Side) at the Labour House, Abuja.

“The sole agenda of the meeting was to receive briefing from JNPSNC and to discuss the way forward on the deadlock in negotiations for consequential wage adjustment for workers in public service arising from the recent enactment of the new national minimum wage of N30,000 per month.

“Subsequently, the meeting went into very extensive deliberations on the following concerns;

” Organized labour has out of its patriotic disposition demonstrated a great deal of restraint, consideration and patience with government. In the course of negotiations for consequential salary adjustment, organized labour had to moderate its initial position of having 66.6% upward salary adjustment for workers on salary grade level 07-17 by accepting an upward adjustment of 29% for officers on salary level 07-14 and 24% adjustment for officers on salary grade level 15 – 17.

“Despite this patriotic gesture, government has kept insisting that it can only pay 11% for officers on grade level 07 14 and 6.5% consequential wage increase to public workers for officers on level 15-17;

” Since the last national minimum wage of N18,000, workers have been forced to suffer huge inflation and astronomical hike in the prices of essential goods and services. The following examples would suffice “The country’s currency, the naira had suffered devaluation from N150 to $1 in 2011 to N360 to $1 in 2019, a depreciation of 140%

“Furthermore, petroleum price has been hiked from N87 per liter to N145 per liter which translates to 60% price increase.

Electricity tariff has been increased by about 60%.

“Of recent, the Value Added Tax (VAT) has been reviewed from 5% to 7.2%.

“The nonchalant attitude of the government negotiating side has dragged negotiations for consequential wages adjustment unduly. Nigerian workers have exercised tremendous patience and restraint already

“At the end of our deliberation, the leadership of organized labour in Nigeria resolved as follows

” The offer by government for salary adjustment of 11% for public workers on salary grade level 07 14 and 6.5% consequential increase for public workers on grade level 15 17 is not acceptable to Nigerian workers.

” We view the position of government as a show of insensitivity to the plight of workers and an attempt to collect with the left hand what government had offered with the right hand

” We demand the reconvening of the meeting of the committee negotiating the consequential adjustment with a view to concluding the process that started on the 28th of May, 2019 within one week

” Entering into an agreement with labour to the effect that salary of officers on grade 07-14 should be reviewed upward by 29% while that of officers on grade level 15-17 should be reviewed upwards by 24%; and “Commence immediate implementation of the signed agreement on consequential adjustment of public workers’ salaries with effect from 18th of April 2019 when the new national minimum wage of N30,000 per month was signed into law.”

Warning that the delay could disrupt the Industrial harmony being enjoyed, the organized labour said,” In conclusion, the leadership of organized labour in Nigeria wishes to categorically state that the leadership of labour cannot guarantee industrial peace and harmony in the country if our demands are not met at the close of work on Wednesday, 16th October, 2019.”

http://www.palitomedia.com.ng/2019/10/minimum-wage-crisis-looms-as-labour.html?m=1

Which way naija?

After over 3yrs of being on this platform, plus many years as a guest...Finally i made FTC..

Am dedicating this achievement to VVD

The real NLC died with the exit of Oshiomhole as its president. ..very unfortunate how civil servants are treated poorly in Nigeria.

How else do you recognize a lifeless government?

The president signed the minimum wage bill into law without considering the implication of the bill on government? A man who scored F9 in mathematics must apparently have a low reasoning ability.

On the other hand, labour is just playing to the gallery and deceiving the Nigerian workers. A strike action is long overdue like 4 or 5 months ago, in view of the fact that the effective date was even April 2019.

Next level government

Are we still on this minimum wage issue?
I thought the Federal government had agreed earlier before the election

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The government of promise and fail. But me I promise you sweet trade with me without failure, see my signature

Very good.

” Since the last national minimum wage of N18,000, workers have been forced to suffer huge inflation and astronomical hike in the prices of essential goods and services. The following examples would suffice “The country’s currency, the naira had suffered devaluation from N150 to $1 in 2011 to N360 to $1 in 2019, a depreciation of 140%

“Furthermore, petroleum price has been hiked from N87 per liter to N145 per liter which translates to 60% price increase.

Sai baba... Next level

While Tacha continues to trend on social media, our government continues to loot this country dry. A country with grossly misplaced priority.

Oh God��...E be like I go finish NYSC them nova still dey pay this #31800 of a thing... #Nigeria issa Scam

So we still dey untop this matter

Rty

We leave in a country where legislature, ministers and other political appointees earn so much while leaving crumbs for those doing the real job...

This our form of democracy is a huge joke and it will never see us progress as a nation.

The national assembly won't hesitate to increase their salary package by 100%.... Yet, we're here dragging 24-29% increase for Nigeria workers...

What a terrible country

Citytrend:
Are we still on this minimum wage issue?
I thought the Federal government had agreed earlier before the election

Anyway, l will Build a Professional Logo for your Product or Company For 2k Only. Offer valid today only. See my info below to Chat me up on

But I thought they have started paying tthis money . Even some state govt inclusive . Who is deceiving who?

Chi59:

Sai baba... Next level

the bitter truth.

I am on the side of labour.

Very wicked government, very wicked president.God punish all the people that are inflicting pains on Nigerians and may sango, ogun, obatala and amadioha kill anyone that comes here to defend this satanic government of Buhari.

Buhari should be the one receiving N30,000. for God sake wetin n30,000 go reach person do? why our country dey like this? nor be this kind thing dey make people wan fly fens enter Spain so?

rejoice4eva:
But I thought they have started paying tthis money . Even some state govt inclusive . Who is deceiving who?

That what the media says. Have not seen anyone agreeing to it.

Buhari's FG is a big Scam!

This people r just using us to play pinpong. Both the labor n the FG are all mad

Oh just go on strike already

I don't even know who is useless between labour and FG.

Implementation of policies and laws has always been a challenge in this entity


How can you sign something into law since April and still not implement it?

Tufia for Nigeria

I hope they dont continue this until when it's almost time for elections then fg will implement it and use it to campaign again then the masses will forget all the delays and deception and vote them in again

We are happy for the government in power. They are the best.

We agree with whatever abracadabra they are doing.

Before the 2019 Elections the FG made us believe
Saraki was Enemy of State to the masses for
Cutting money for project (Lagos-Ibadan Express)
But since we have seen contractor still working on
The road with the last budget signed by Bukola
Saraki Lead Administration, same way as minimum
Wage he has approved since March 2019 since
Then still now Oct, 7 months ago, Mr Laggard
Buhari Failure is all shown, let's see what they'd
Accuse Lawal for even tho they got him in the bag.

Naija is in problem

APC regime is the worst regime so fa in the history of Nigeria.

The way this people where shutting GEJ govt down every now and then, never knew they can be this useless in the near future

Chi59:


Sai baba... Next level

E Don dey clear for their eye

Victor912:
Next level government

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