- The agenda is to discuss the next step to take following FEC’s decision to step down the report of the Tripartite Committee on New National Minimum Wage
Members of the organised labour, comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), have scheduled an emergency meeting following the decision of the Federal Executive Council to step down the memo on the minimum wage.
The meeting, WITHIN NIGERIA learnt will take place at Labour House, Abuja at 10 a.m. on Wednesday.
The agenda is to discuss the next step to take following FEC’s decision to step down the report of the Tripartite Committee on New National Minimum Wage.
Recall that the FEC decided to postpone the memo on the Tripartite Committee’s report regarding the new minimum wage.
This decision was disclosed by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, to State House correspondents after the council’s meeting in Abuja.
Mr Idris explained that the memo was stepped down to allow President Bola Tinubu to conduct further consultations, noting that the federal government is not the sole party involved in determining the minimum wage.
State governments, local government areas, labour unions, and the organised private sector are also stakeholders in this matter.
“Although we already have a position, we will meet tomorrow morning (Wednesday) to refine our stance before we are consulted. This is important for us,” the NLC official disclosed to Premiumtimes.