Members of the organised labour on Tuesday threatened to paralyse the economy of the country if the federal government remains adamant to offer the Nigerian workers a living wage as demanded during this year's May Day celebration.
Members of the organised labour on Tuesday threatened to paralyse the economy of the country if the federal government remains adamant to offer the Nigeria n workers a living wage as demanded during this year's May Day celebration.
A few days after the meeting was deadlocked, the representatives of the government jacked up the minimum wage to the sum of N54,000, members of the two labour centres frowned at it. "We were just beating about the bush at that meeting. There was no concrete resolution, moving on the same spot won't do any of us any good. They said we should bring down our demands, we brought it down.
When asked when the next meeting would be held, he said,"I don't know. For now, no date. It was adjourned 'sine die', I think that means indefinitely. So, when they are ready, we will meet again."There was a problem processing your submission. Please try again later. "You know that, that N60,000 cannot buy a bag of rice as I'm talking to you. School fees are skyrocketing every day, the prices of other basic needs are not decreasing, so what kind of offer is that," one of the labour leaders queried.
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