The organized labour union has submitted $300 (N436,500) as the new minimum wage for Nigerian workers before the Federal Government. The congress said the proposed N436,500 was due to the fall in the value of the naira against the dollar. Comrade Benjamin Anthony, Chairman of the Trade Union, stated this during the joint meeting of the National Public Service Negotiating Council, JNPSNC. He made this proposal at the 2023 meetings of the Separate and Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council held in Goshen City, Nasarawa State.
Anthony said the fuel subsidy removal had eroded the current minimum wage of N30,000.
Represented by the Secretary of the Union, Comrade Boma Mohammed, he said: “In light of the above, Labour has proposed a living wage of $300 (N436,500) for Nigerian workers.
“This is due to the fall in the value of our currency. Today, if you carry N100,000 to the market, you will come back with a leather bag of items.
“We call on the government to immediately pay the arrears of the N35,000 wage award along with the current and expedited action on the process of getting a new living wage to bring succor to the working class people.”
