You’re displaying blatant ignorance on minimum wage, labour blasts govs

DAILY TRUST

The organised labour on Friday lambasted some state governors canvassing payments of minimum wage based on capacity of their respective states, saying the concept of a national minimum wage is not arbitrary.

Governors from the southern part of Nigeria, under the aegis of the Southern Governors’ Forum, had called for the consideration of the cost of living and the ability of each state to pay in reaching an agreement on the new minimum wage.

The governors, who disclosed their position at a meeting held at Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, also advocated that each state negotiate the new wage with the labour unions.

But reacting to the development, members of the organised labour comprising both the NLC and the TUC, explained that the governors’ notion was not only dictatorial but also undermined the essence and model adopted for creating a national minimum wage in Nigeria.

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