BEVERLY HILLS, December 12, (THEWILL) –Â The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has issued a December 31, 2019, ultimatum to the 36 state governments to conclude all negotiations and commencement of payment of the new national minimum wage.
The President of NLC, Ayuba Wabba, issued the ultimatum at the end of a one-day meeting of all interest groups on the Implementation of the new national minimum wage.
The meeting was held to give participants the opportunity to review the consequential adjustments in salaries based on the approved N30,000 national minimum wage.
Present at the meeting were the leadership of the NLC, all the state chairmen of the NLC and their counterparts in the Joint Negotiating Council (Trade Union Congress side) from the states, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Heads of Service of States and the International Labour Organisation (ILO).
The NLC warned of dire consequences, including not guaranteeing industrial harmony in such states that fail to meet the December 31 deadline to resolve the issue.
The meeting commended the federal government and the states that have already commenced the implementation and payment.
The meeting also resolved that organised labour in the states, comprising the NLC, TUC and the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council would work jointly to ensure all workers enjoy the full benefit of the new National Minimum Wage.
