The organised labour, on Sunday, has called on the Federal Government to unveil a new minimum wage on May 1, which happens to be the Workers’ Day.
According to The PUNCH, the National Vice President of the Trade Union Congress, Tommy Etim, described Workers’ Day as Christmas Day for workers.
He noted that there were lots of expectations particularly since some of the newly initiated policies of government had continued to push more Nigerians into poverty.
Etim said workers in the country were expectant of the new minimum wage.
He said, “The Workers’ Day is a type of Christmas Day to Nigerian workers and there are lots of expectations. The welfare of workers is paramount and should be taken into consideration.
“It is also expected that lots of incentives will be rolled out to cushion the effects of the policies initiated by the government which have continued to limit the purchasing power of workers and Nigerians as a whole.
“Presently, the purchasing power is weak in the country. It is also expected that a new minimum wage will be announced on that day.
“Workers are looking forward to that. Also, we expect that the government finally use the opportunity to launch the CNG buses which it promised over a year ago. These are our expectations.”
The Organised labour, comprising the Nigerian Labour Congress and TUC, have demanded N615,000 as the new minimum wage for workers in the country.
