Minimum wage: NLC asks members in states yet to comply to go on strike

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  • The NLC has ordered members in states not implementing the new minimum wage to strike from December 1, 2024, citing delays by state governments
  • A national minimum wage implementation committee has been set up to mobilize support and pressure non-compliant states
  • The NLC accused petroleum marketers of price inflation and called for the reopening of public refineries to ensure fair petrol pricing

NLC declares fresh strike amid non-compliance of new minimum wage
Photo credit: @ngrlabourSource: FacebookThe NEC notes with deep frustration the persistent delay and outright refusal by some state governments to implement the 2024 National Minimum Wage Act. This betrayal by certain governors and government officialsflies in the face of both legality and morality, as workers continue to be denied their rightful wages amidst rising economic hardship,” the NLCs statement read.NLC forms national minimum wage implementation committeeTo this end, all state councils where the National Minimum Wage has not been fully implemented by November 30 have been directed to proceed on strike starting from December 1, 2024. Nigerian workers demand justice, and justice they shall have, the NLC emphasized.NLC accuses petroleum marketers of price inflationIt observed thatNigerian workers and masses are being ripped off by those who control the levers of economic power, the NLC stated.Minimum wage: Oyo govt approves N80,000 salary for workers

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