· TUC, NLC selfish in their negotiation, says PDP chieftain
Emmanuel Addeh, Chuks Okocha in Abuja and Sylvester Idowu in Warri
The Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage said at the weekend that organised labour should reconsider the amount it was demanding as national minimum wage, based on current realities.
Chairman of the committee, Goni Aji, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja that labour should exercise more flexibility in its negotiation, based on current economic considerations and non-monetary incentives, which the federal government had so far provided for workers.
However, a chieftain of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Sunny Onuesoke, berated labour, claiming Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have been selfish in their negotiation for minimum wage for workers.
Onuesoke said at the weekend in Asaba that the labour unions had ignored the effect of their wage demand on private…
Source: Thisday Newspaper
