Sesan Olufowobi
The organised labour on Thursday in Lagos asked for a new minimum wage of N66,500 for all workers in the country.
The organised labour made the demand at the ‘Public Hearing on National Minimum Wage for Nigerian Workers,’ organised by the Tripartite Committee on the National Minimum Wage for the South-West zone in Alausa, Ikeja.
Presenting the memoranda of the Nigerian Labour Congress, and the Trade Union Congress, Agnes Sessi, the chairman, Political Committee, NLC, Lagos State, said the current wage structure could not sustain any worker.
According to her, the two labour bodies had agreed that there should be an upward review of the minimum wage to meet the current economic realities.
She said, “Based on the current realities, the two labour unions want a new monthly national minimum wage of N66,500, which is approximately the average of the implied minimum…
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