NLC Clarifies Role in New Minimum Wage Negotiations
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has provided clarification on its role in the upcoming national minimum wage negotiations, emphasizing its mandate in determining the basic wage floor for workers.
In a statement signed by its Acting General Secretary, Comrade Benson Upah, the NLC stated that its responsibility lies in negotiating the national minimum wage, ensuring that no worker is paid below a certain floor.
The labor union emphasized that the negotiation process involves a tripartite structure, involving the labor movement, government, and employers' representatives. The NLC clarified:
- The NLC's role is to negotiate the national minimum wage
- The responsibility for negotiating consequential adjustments, which involves aligning salary structures with the new minimum wage, falls on the leadership of unions in both the public and private sectors.
- The Joint Public Service Negotiating Council (JPSNC) handles negotiations on implementation and consequential adjustments with the Federal Government on behalf of public sector workers.
The NLC pledged to ensure that the outcome of the minimum wage exercise benefits Nigerian workers and approximates a living wage.
The Nigeria Labour Congress has provided clarity on its role in the upcoming national minimum wage negotiations, emphasizing its responsibility in determining the basic wage floor for workers. The labor union stated that its role involves negotiating the national minimum wage, ensuring that no worker is paid below a specific floor.
The NLC clarified that the negotiation process involves a tripartite structure, involving the labor movement, government, and employers' representatives.
The labor union emphasized:
- The NLC's role is to negotiate the national minimum wage
- The responsibility for negotiating consequential adjustments, which involves aligning salary structures with the new minimum wage, falls on the leadership of unions in both the public and private sectors.
- The Joint Public Service Negotiating Council (JPSNC) handles negotiations on implementation and consequential adjustments with the Federal Government on behalf of public sector workers.
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has pledged to ensure that the outcome of the minimum wage exercise benefits Nigerian workers and approximates a living wage.
<small>Source: Daily Post Nigeria — read the original story there.</small>
