• Latest
  • Trending
Strike May Resume Tuesday As Organized Labour Rejects Proposed Minimum Wage

Strike May Resume Tuesday As Organized Labour Rejects Proposed Minimum Wage

June 10, 2024
Calm returns to Cross River community after deadly clash

Police deny detaining social media influencer in A’Ibom

May 24, 2025
Rivers govt begins secretariat overhaul, vows civil service reform

Rivers govt begins secretariat overhaul, vows civil service reform

May 23, 2025
Akwa Ibom gov refutes false revenue report, urges responsible journalism

Akwa Ibom gov refutes false revenue report, urges responsible journalism

May 22, 2025
ADVERTISEMENT
Calm returns to Cross River community after deadly clash

Police resolves disputes between NUJ and correspondents chapel in Anambra

May 21, 2025
Cross River 2025 carnival theme:The traces of time

Cross River 2025 carnival theme:The traces of time

May 16, 2025
C’River To Restrict Movement As Sanitation Holds Saturday

Health Workers to Begin 7-Day Strike in Cross River

May 14, 2025
Breaking: Jamb Registrar admits errors in 2025 UTME

Breaking: Jamb Registrar admits errors in 2025 UTME

May 14, 2025
Calm returns to Cross River community after deadly clash

Police Arrest Suspected Pipeline Vandal in Akwa Ibom

May 13, 2025
Converseer under fire over unbalanced report of Calabar power crisis

Converseer under fire over unbalanced report of Calabar power crisis

May 11, 2025
Tinubu, Otu Lauded for Inclusive Governance in SSDC Appointments

Tinubu, Otu Lauded for Inclusive Governance in SSDC Appointments

May 11, 2025
Police dismantle kidnap, robbery gang in Anambra

Police dismantle kidnap, robbery gang in Anambra

May 10, 2025
Imo Police Demote Sergeant for Misconduct

Imo Police Demote Sergeant for Misconduct

May 9, 2025
ADVERTISEMENT
Street News
Sunday, May 25, 2025
Subscription
Advertise
  • Home
  • Company
    • About Us
    • Contact us
  • News
  • Legals
    • Disclaimers
    • Terms of Use
    • Cookie Policy
    • Privacy Policy
    • Terms and Conditions
No Result
View All Result
Street News
No Result
View All Result
ADVERTISEMENT

Strike May Resume Tuesday As Organized Labour Rejects Proposed Minimum Wage

by admin
June 10, 2024
in Breaking News
Reading Time: 2 mins read
0 0
0
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT

The Organised Labour has openly rejected the newly proposed minimum wage, saying that the ₦62,000 or ₦100,000 rate is rather going to starve Nigerian workers.

This stance was revealed during an interview with Chris Onyeka, an Assistant General Secretary of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), on The Morning Brief Show on Channels Television on Monday.

YOU MAY ALSO LIKE

Police deny detaining social media influencer in A’Ibom

Rivers govt begins secretariat overhaul, vows civil service reform

He insisted on ₦250,000, labour’s latest demand at the last meeting of the Tripartite Committee on Minimum Wage on Friday, as the living wage for an average Nigerian worker.

Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading.
Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading.
ADVERTISEMENT

He said labour won’t accept the latest government’s offer of ₦62,000 and the ₦100,000 proposal by some individuals and economists.

Onyeka said, “We have never considered accepting ₦62,000 or any other wage that we know is below what we know is able to take Nigerian workers home. We will not negotiate a starvation wage.

“We have never contemplated ₦100,000 let alone of ₦62,000. We are still at ₦250,000, that is where we are, and that is what we considered enough concession to the government and the other social partners in this particular situation. We are not just driven by frivolities but the realities of the market place; realities of things we buy every day: bag of rice, yam, garri, and all of that.”

Advertisement. Scroll to continue reading.
ADVERTISEMENT

He said the one-week grace period given to the Federal Government last Tuesday, June 4, 2024, would expire by the midnight of Tuesday, June 11, 2024.

Labour said should the Federal Government and National Assembly fail to act on the demands of workers by tomorrow (Tuesday), the organs of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) would meet to decide on the resumption of the nationwide industrial action relaxed last week.

ADVERTISEMENT

The NLC Official said, “The Federal Government and the National Assembly have the call now. It is not our call. Our demand is there for them (the government) to look at and send an Executive Bill to the National Assembly, and for the National Assembly to look at what we have demanded, the various fact of the law, and then come up with a National Minimum Act that meets our demands.

“If that does not meet our demand, we have given the Federal Government a one-week notice to look at the issues and that one week expires tomorrow (Tuesday). If after tomorrow, we have not seen any tangible response from the government, the organs of the Organised Labour will meet to decide on what next.”

When asked what the decision of Labour would be should the government insists on ₦62,000, he said, “It was clear what we said. We said we are relaxing a nationwide indefinite strike. It’s like putting a pause on it. So, if you put a pause on something and that organs that govern us as trade unions decide that we should remove that pause, it means that we go back to what was in existence before.”

Tags: Labourminimum wagenewsnigeriaNLCrejecttinubu
ShareTweetSendShare
ADVERTISEMENT

Related Posts

Calm returns to Cross River community after deadly clash
Breaking News

Police deny detaining social media influencer in A’Ibom

May 24, 2025
1
Rivers govt begins secretariat overhaul, vows civil service reform
Breaking News

Rivers govt begins secretariat overhaul, vows civil service reform

May 23, 2025
4
Akwa Ibom gov refutes false revenue report, urges responsible journalism
Breaking News

Akwa Ibom gov refutes false revenue report, urges responsible journalism

May 22, 2025
2
Calm returns to Cross River community after deadly clash
Breaking News

Police resolves disputes between NUJ and correspondents chapel in Anambra

May 21, 2025
7
Cross River 2025 carnival theme:The traces of time
Breaking News

Cross River 2025 carnival theme:The traces of time

May 16, 2025
1
C’River To Restrict Movement As Sanitation Holds Saturday
Breaking News

Health Workers to Begin 7-Day Strike in Cross River

May 14, 2025
2

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

I agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy.

Search

No Result
View All Result

Recent News

Calm returns to Cross River community after deadly clash

Police deny detaining social media influencer in A’Ibom

May 24, 2025
Rivers govt begins secretariat overhaul, vows civil service reform

Rivers govt begins secretariat overhaul, vows civil service reform

May 23, 2025
Akwa Ibom gov refutes false revenue report, urges responsible journalism

Akwa Ibom gov refutes false revenue report, urges responsible journalism

May 22, 2025
ADVERTISEMENT
  • About Us
  • Contact us
  • Advertise
  • Disclaimers
  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms and Conditions
Report what is happening in your street to us via info@streetnews.ng or WhatsApp +2348116170086

Copyright © 2024 StreetNews. All rights reserved
Powered by Streetnews Global Media Ltd

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Company
    • About Us
    • Contact us
  • News
  • Legals
    • Disclaimers
    • Terms of Use
    • Cookie Policy
    • Privacy Policy
    • Terms and Conditions

Copyright © 2024 StreetNews. All rights reserved
Powered by Streetnews Global Media Ltd

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our Privacy and Cookie Policy.