The Nigerian Labour again reject ₦54,000 minimum wage

[Augusta]

The Nigerian Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress has once again rejected N54,000 minimum wage has proposed by the Federal government.

During a meeting with Organized Labour in Abuja, the FG proposed N54,000 as the new minimum wage against its earlier N48,000 offer. Before now the NLC and TUC had earlier walked out on the Tripartite Committee on Minimum Wage following the proposed N48,000 as minimum wage by the government.

They had told the FG to dump the thought of even offering N100,000 as the new minimum wage. The labour are insisting on N615,000 as the new minimum wage.



The National President gives the analysis of the current economic situation and the needs of an average Nigerian family to live better

 

[Starmix]

What is the equivalent in US dollars to that money N 54? It should have been evaluated by the Labor Union about the inflation situation of the world's economy.

 

[eLdavis]

What is the equivalent in US dollars to that money N 54? It should have been evaluated by the Labor Union about the inflation situation of the world's economy.

With the current exchange rate 54,000 naira is just $38, not even up to 40 or $50 this money not enough to take care of a full family in a month with our current economy. Yet they are still fighting to reject it.

 

[Augusta]

With the current exchange rate 54,000 naira is just $38, not even up to 40 or $50 this money not enough to take care of a full family in a month with our current economy. Yet they are still fighting to reject it.

You are right it is less than $50 with the current rate. The labor has reduced their now to 500,000 which FG is yet to say anything about it.

 

[eLdavis]

You are right it is less than $50 with the current rate. The labor has reduced their now to 500,000 which FG is yet to say anything about it.

500,000 or do you mean to say 50,000? The worse thing is that no matter what they agree on right now, most companies Till won't pay their workers this amount.

 

[Starmix]

With the current exchange rate 54,000 naira is just $38, not even up to 40 or $50 this money not enough to take care of a full family in a month with our current economy. Yet they are still fighting to reject it.

My God , it can't even satisfy a single person in a single meal. That is craziness. How could families survive with that peanut amount? The populace must find means to elevate their finances. They have to plant crops .

 

[eLdavis]

My God , it can't even satisfy a single person in a single meal. That is craziness. How could families survive with that peanut amount? The populace must find means to elevate their finances. They have to plant crops .

Exactly, and the worse part is most companies still won't pay their workers this minimum wage even if it is approved.

 

[Starmix]

Exactly, and the worse part is most companies still won't pay their workers this minimum wage even if it is approved.

What a pity but they might have no choice. They have to fit in their daily needs with there income. It's best for them to apply family planning too.

 

[Augusta]

What a pity but they might have no choice. They have to fit in their daily needs with there income. It's best for them to apply family planning too.

That's right we just have to find a way around to be able to still survive. it is never easy at all

 

[Starmix]

That's right we just have to find a way around to be able to still survive. it is never easy at all

That increase was very small, but the people had nothing to do but accept and fight to survive. The labor laws there lack empathy.

 

[Augusta]

That increase was very small, but the people had nothing to do but accept and fight to survive. The labor laws there lack empathy.

That's right because they want to amass the common wealth into their pockets which is too bad.

 

[Starmix]

That's right because they want to amass the common wealth into their pockets which is too bad.

Those kind of politicians are shameless. May their conscience torture them to death.

 

[Augusta]

Those kind of politicians are shameless. May their conscience torture them to death.

That's right they are always shameless and don't even look at their conscience. it's really appalling

 

[Starmix]

That's right they are always shameless and don't even look at their conscience. it's really appalling

They are shameless. They're not worth of the people's vote. In the next election the people bethe accept the money left right from the different politicians. They're giving to people corrupted money from the people.

 

[Augusta]

They are shameless. They're not worth of the people's vote. In the next election the people bethe accept the money left right from the different politicians. They're giving to people corrupted money from the people.

I hope we would all vote wisely in the next election. This set are all corrupt and offers nothing good

 

[Starmix]

I hope we would all vote wisely in the next election. This set are all corrupt and offers nothing good

How nice to do a discourse in the public plaza and torment the politicians, if only. People are powerless.

 

[Augusta]

Yes, we might be powerless now but I hope we would prepare better and use our power wisely come next election

 

[Starmix]

If people gather together like what the Kenyans were fkibf6 there will be effect and automatic changes.