October 1: NLC presses FG on fresh wage, cheaper fuel
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has called for an immediate cut in petrol prices, a wage award for workers across the country and the commencement of talks on a new national minimum wage, saying the high cost of living has reduced workers’ purchasing power. The NLC made the call in its Independence Day message signed […] October 1: NLC presses FG on fresh wage, cheaper fuel
On Wednesday, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) released its Independence Day message, calling for immediate wage increases, cheaper fuel, and the initiation of talks on a new national minimum wage. This was signed off by the union's President, Joe Ajaero. The NLC highlighted that the high cost of living has eroded workers' purchasing power, citing issues with transportation, food, rent, and school fees.
The group attributes these hardships to the increase in petrol prices since the subsidy removal in 2023. They urged the Federal Government to swiftly address the consequences of fuel prices on transport and other goods' prices. Additionally, the NLC demanded an urgent wage award for federal, state, and local government workers, emphasizing that it's an emergency measure to aid those whose incomes have decreased, rather than a form of charity.
This comes in the wake of the October 2023 agreement between the Federal Government and labor unions, which stipulated a monthly wage award of N35,000 for federal workers, with a request for states and local governments to match this. The union stressed that a wage award is not charity but an emergency intervention against the decline in real income.
Without tackling this issue, the union argues, all efforts to alleviate the suffering of the populace will be futile.
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