Labour wants FG to announce the new minimum wage on May 1

In advance of the 2024 Workers’ Day, organized labour published a list of demands on Sunday, urging the federal government to set a new minimum wage by May 1.

The National Vice President of the Trade Union Congress, Tommy Etim, compared Workers’ Day to Christmas Day for laborers.

He observed that there were high expectations, especially in light of the fact that some recently implemented government policies had continued to drive an increasing number of Nigerians into poverty.

According to Etim, employees nationwide were anticipating the increased minimum pay.

He said that, “The Workers’ Day is a type of Christmas Day to Nigerian workers and there are lots of expectations. The welfare of workers is paramount and should be taken into consideration. It is also expected that lots of incentives will be rolled out to cushion the effects of the policies initiated by the government which have continued to limit the purchasing power of workers and Nigerians as a whole.

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“Presently, the purchasing power is weak in the country. It is also expected that a new minimum wage will be announced on that day. Workers are looking forward to that. Also, we expect that the government finally use the opportunity to launch the CNG buses which it promised over a year ago. These are our expectations.”

According to a Sunday PUNCH report, the Nigerian Labour Congress and TUC, together with other organized labor groups, proposed N615,000 as the new minimum wage for workers in the nation.

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