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Mixed reactions have continued to trail the bill seeking the removal of minimum wage from the exclusive to concurrent list.
DAILY POST recalls that a bill sponsored by a member of the House of Representatives, Garba Datti Mohammed, representing Sabon Gari Federal Constituency, Kaduna, marked HB 950, passed its 1st and 2nd reading in February, 2021.
Also, last week, labour unions protested across the 36 States of the country and the FCT, kicking against the bill, calling it “anti-workers bill”, and that it must be discarded.
But a former member of the House of Representatives from Plateau State and a chieftain of the main opposition, PDP, Hon. Bitrus Kaze, while reacting to the bill said, “It’s obvious that Datti’s bill is unpopular especially within the labour union circles, as Nigerians now suspect anything from the APC because they have failed woefully in their campaign promises and seem to be selective in areas they can further entrench
THE HORIZON BY KAYODE KOMOLAFE, kayode.komolafe@thisdaylive.com
On May 11, it will be 40years that the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) called a strike to mount pressure on government for the enactment of a national minimum wage law.
Comrade Hassan Adebayo Sunmonu, who incidentally turned 80 two months ago, was the NLC president who led the nation-wide popular action. Under the leadership of one of the most adroit negotiators produced by the labour movement, the NLC enjoyed the support of students, progressive intellectuals and even players in the informal sector in the process.
In retrospect, the success of the historic strike could be measured by the fact that in September of that year the National Assembly passed the National Minimum Wage Act of 1981 which was signed by President Shehu Shagari.
Ortom. Photo: Twitter/ GovSamuelOrtomKogi, Abia, Imo and Benue are the states yet to show any sign of willingness to begin implementation of the national minimum wage in their states, a document obtained by The Guardian has revealed.
The list, which is in the custody of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), highlights the implementation stages of the national wage in all the states of the federation. x
Deputy General Secretary of NLC, Bello Ismail, told The Guardian in Abuja that while most states are paying workers’ salaries, what is paid is not in tandem with agreed terms with state councils.
He said: “As far as the salaries of workers are concerned, most state governments are paying. Where we have a challenge is how much of the salaries are paid.
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The organised labour – Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) – is set to embark on a nationwide strike over the move by the National Assembly to remove the issue of National Minimum Wage from the Exclusive Legislative List, describing the move as a ploy to allow some state governors to pay slave wages to the poor and hapless workers.