As the nation anticipates a new National Minimum Wage, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) is warning of a potential month-long shutdown if the National Assembly moves forward with plans to deregulate the Minimum Wage.
NLC President Joe Ajaero, speaking at the 67th Annual General Meeting in Lagos, emphasized the importance of the minimum wage as a national issue and warned against efforts to undermine it.
Ajaero criticized a joint committee of the Senate, House of Representatives, and Judiciary for their proposal to remove Section 34 from the Exclusive Legislative List, which would allow state governors to set their own wages.
“The moment the House of Representatives and the Senate pass such a law, we will halt the nation for a month,” Ajaero declared. “Organised labour will not accept a slave wage and imposed poverty.”
