By Boluwatife Rotimi
The Nigeria Labour Congress(NLC) and The Trade Union Congress (TUC) rejection of the proposal by the Southern governor’s forum to the decentralise minimum wage negotiations to state government.
According to the unions, this proposal is a threat to the workers and this economy. The main reason the Nigeria economy is badly shaped is because of the devastating rising cost of living for working people.
“Even the 30,000 minimum wage, which ought to have been outdated has not been implemented by some state. For instance, Zamfara state government just announced implementation of 30,000 minimum wage structure last month ( June 2024) more than five years after it had become law.”
The is the fact that the whole economy is based on capitalism and the Nigerian ruling class,given Nigeria’s domination by imperialism makes their money by the massive exploitation of the working people,deals with imperialism and looting of the commonwealth.
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and The Trade Union Congress (TUC) came to the agreement to protest against the minimum wage. It has been going on for 3 weeks and still counting. Government and private sectors insisted on paying 60,000 as minimum wage which provoked the declaration of an indefinite strike which started on June 3rd 2024 but was suspended on the 4th of June, 2024.
The work stoppage in response to demands regarding electricity tariffs and minimum wages caused significant disruptions, impacting various sectors such as aviation, railway, electricity and gas.