The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Ayuba Wabba.
Labour unions have submitted their preferred percentage on the ‘consequential incremental adjustments in workers’ salaries arising from the new minimum wage of N30,000.
Leaders of the unions held a meeting with the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, in Abuja on Monday.
The meeting is a preparatory one to the Tuesday meeting after which labour will take a decision on whether to proceed on an indefinite strike or not.
It was reported that the unions had, however, already asked their branches across the country to get set for an industrial action.
The labour unions had earlier issued a communiqué, warning that economic activities would be shut on October 16.
They said they would go on strike if the federal government failed to reconvene a meeting of the committee on consequential adjustments of workers salaries based on the new minimum wage.
The unions, led by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), also insisted that the government should hold a final meeting on October 15 to resolve the disagreements.
THE REAL ISSUE
Recall that the major issue delaying the full implementation of the minimum wage is the percentage salary increase for certain categories of workers.
Labour is demanding 29 per cent salary increase for officers on salary level 07 to 14 and 24 per cent adjustment for officers on salary grade level 15 to 17.
But the federal government had presented a proposal of 11 per cent salary increase for officers on grade level 07 to14 and 6.5 per cent adjustment for workers of grade level 15 to 17.
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