The Senate, yesterday, demanded the inclusion of domestic servants in the proposed N70,000 National Minimum Wage Scheme.

The red chamber also justified the need for their compulsory documentation with a proposed federal agency for proper and adequate monitoring.

The call for the inclusion of domestic servants in the National Minimum wage, was also hailed by the National Council for Women Society (NCWS), and other stakeholders at the National Assembly on Monday.

The NCWS, some government officials and other stakeholders, gave the support for the proposed legislation during a public hearing on a Bill for an Act to provide for Domestication and Registration of Domestic Workers and Employers in Nigeria.

The Bill, sponsored by Senator Babangida Hussaini (APC Jigawa North West), was organised by the Senate Committee on Employment, Labour and Productivity chaired by Senator Diket Plang ( APC Plateau Central).

A member of the Senate panel, Senator Osita Izunaso (APC Imo West), started the call for the inclusion of domestic servants in the National Minimum Wage Scheme, during his remarks at the public hearing.

“As a member of this committee , I feel strongly that part of the provisions to be included in this bill is to include the domestic workers be it house maid or servants, in the proposed N70, 000 National Minimum wage law.

“As N70, 000 is being planned to be the least wage for the lowest public workers, so should be the case for least domestic workers. We are going to put it in the bill for implementation by all employers,” he said.

He, however, suggested that instead of domestication and protection of domestic workers and employers, the intendment of the bill should be changed to registration and protection of domestic workers and their employers.

Also, the Acting National President of NCWS, Mrs Geraldeen Etuk, argued for the inclusion of domestic servants in the proposed National Minimum Wage law.

Other members of the committee and stakeholders, expressed their support for the Bill and the need to include domesticate workers in the National Minimum Wage Scheme.


In an interview, sponsor of the bill, Senator Babangida Hussaini, said he was elated by the general support the bill got from the various stakeholders and other relevant stakeholders.

He expressed doubts over the practical implementation of the additional scope of inclusion of domestic workers into the national minimum wage.

Earlier, Chairman of the Committee, Senator Diket Plang, said an agency would be set up for implementation of the proposed law, but that the Ministry of Labour and Productivity would drive the operation from the onset.

Source: https://www.thisdaylive.com/index.php/2024/07/23/senate-seeks-inclusion-of-domestic-servants-in-new-national-minimum-wage-scheme/

Although every Tom, Dick and Harry ought to earn a minimum wage, some employers would argue that if they have live-in maids whom they feed (considering how expensive foodstuff is now) and provide shelter for, they don't necessarily have to pay them 70k per month.

Anyways, I am more interested in state governors and LGA Chairmen paying the minimum wage - everything is expensive now. Any executive office holder who cannot pay it should resign.

Otilor!!!!

Meanwhile, see what these bastards are deliberating upon while this nation is a cauldron of boiling rage, pain, anguish, despair, regrets and disappointments.

All these are the expand the scope of their looting of the common patrimony of this nation by helping them to collect monies for their legions of fake aides, cronies and looting partners they often arrogate to themselves as domestic staff or aides.

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Good, I mean very good.........

Minimum wage wey no fit buy common one bag of rice, that one na Minimum wage?? At least 18k Minimum wage could comfortably buy 2 bag of rice and still leave change in your hands just 9years ago here

Una dey find wahala

Domestic servant? Why would one be servant to the other? Where lies equality of citizens?

Even in Saudi, they employ workers paid like every other worker.

Leave domestic workers, let state pay the 70k first

They should include themselves and all the political office holders in minimum wage

If any madam pays a domestic staff 70k, the house maid will have to carry their bosses in the air while sweeping the house.

Infact, the madams will have the maid service their husbands for such amount of money.

House helps they barely respect.

They should pass bills to regulate the responsibilities of those domestic workers.

People just get house helps and turn them to slaves....

Very good

Good move.

Awesome...

If this is implemented, then our girls who go to Saudi and Kuwait to do house girl work > will have a rethink

They will pay for the food, soap ,water etc they eat in oga house

When would they start paying the minimum wage?

Okay

See rough play abeg.

Who go pay dem such?
Whr

They have to include sales boys and girls, and private school teachers while they are at it. What is good for the goose is good for the gander.

I have a maid I pay 30k.

And I give her 3k every week to cover her transport.

She eats twice daily...in fact,her food is always ready before 7am every morning and she eats with my children whenever they come back from school.

The truth is,the bill can't work.

Sometimes I send some cash and foods stuffs to her mum through my wife.

Although is a welcome development but I doubt if it can work.

Thief!¡! That would increase their allowance from fed. gov

Is this a ploy to include Ronu's and Agbado's on payment platform?

Kai!

Naijaaaaaaaaa!

Noted

SmartPolician:


Although every Tom, Dick and Harry ought to earn a minimum wage, some employers would argue that if they have live-in maids whom they feed (considering how expensive foodstuff is now) and provide shelter for, they don't necessarily have to pay them 70k per month.

Anyways, I am more interested in state governors and LGA Chinamen paying the minimum wage - everything is expensive now. Any executive office holder who cannot pay it should resign.

Not a logically valid argument bro. If some dedicate themselves to you 24/7, meaning a second or third job to boost their income is out of the question, while career advancement opportunity is nil, the least they should be paid is minimum wage or even above.

Go to civilised nations to note many live-in maid, Nannies and carers earn more than some professionals.

Our legislators are right to pick up on this neglected sector where abuse of desperate and vulnerable Nigerians is taking place.

It's a different bal game. Some maids lives in the house, eat from the house, some are sent to school or learn a skill.
So if you do all this deductions, house help go end up owing oga