President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Ayuba Wabba, says that the Federal Government was operating on denial over the new minimum wage.

Wabba pointed out that private sectors wer actually cooperating with the labour unions on the proposed new wage than the government.

Wabba stated this in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State on Tuesday during the opening session of the 2018 meeting of the joint national public service negotiating council.

He stressed that private sectors pay their workers higher than those in public service.

He said: “Private sectors have actually displaced the public sector in industrial relation and collective bargaining role model, our experiences during the negotiations for the new minimum wage showed that the employers in the private sectors are more forthcoming and forthright, moving negotiation forward to mutual acceptable figure, while government continues to live in denial and even stop the conclusion for the negotiation.

“Private employers remain willing to sustain industrial relation harmony by supporting positions that will ensure that workers get appreciable wages increase, while government continues to politicize our agreement, devoid of genuine interest.”

He added that state governments still owe salaries, pension and arrears of civil servants despite several interventions in form of bail-out, Paris club refunds, other initiatives and budgetary supports.

http://mcebiscoo.com/2018/11/27/fg-not-cooperating-over-new-minimum-wage-nlc-president-wabba/

Ok..

But why is approval of new minimum wage lingering this long?

When south Africa don increase their own to 126k.
Na wa for this country

Why is Labour telling us this story, if the government is not cooperating then they (Labour) should call for strike

This man too dull for my liking...shutdown the freaking country.

Enough of all these insincerity from government.

As long as governors are united,, NLC may not succeed. The central body should negotiate with the FG. And the state chapters with the states. Nigeria is a federation. Wages should not be uniform because the capacity and ability of states isn't the same

So what are you waiting for? Do the needful and ground the nation. In fact anything less than 60k minimum wage shouldn't be accepted.

Stop being a weakling and go to strike !

OK

Useless government

I dont knw why i kip avin dis feelin that nlc will av 2 eventually go on strike in a not too far period,those cancelled strike seems to av enlongated its strife for a new minimum wage

Shut up and get lost, you weakling .

Aboki man cannot strike against his fellow Aboki na, even if he's dying

If this is not resolved before the election and buhari rigs his way in, then minimum wage matter will die a natural death.

Federal and state workers and their immediate and extended families who are the brunt of this should better wake up and vote against this tyrant.

Buhari is just playing for time so that he can get reelected.
What we would see after the election if he wins is going to be serious.

Give us compulsory public holiday please.......