{"id":112063,"date":"2024-05-22T02:37:40","date_gmt":"2024-05-22T01:37:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=112063"},"modified":"2024-05-22T02:37:40","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T01:37:40","slug":"labour-rejects-fgs-n54000-new-minimum-wage-offer-talks-adjourned-till-wednesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/labour-rejects-fgs-n54000-new-minimum-wage-offer-talks-adjourned-till-wednesday\/","title":{"rendered":"Labour rejects FG\u2019s N54,000 new minimum wage offer, talks adjourned till Wednesday"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Meeting on the ongoing negotiations on new minimum wage has been adjourned till Wednesday after the organised labour rejected the new N54,000 minimum wage proposal by the Federal Government, a highly reliable source who attended the meeting told our correspondent on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Pointblanknews.com reported that the Federal Government upped its offer from its earlier proposed N48,000 to N54,000.<\/p>\n<p>Tuesday\u2019s meeting came as a result of the walkout staged by members of the organised labour following the proposal of N48,000 as minimum wage by the Federal Government during last week\u2019s meeting.<\/p>\n<p>During that meeting, the OPS had also proposed N54,000 while labour insisted on its N615,000 living wage demand.<\/p>\n<p>Our correspondent who spoke to sources who attended the follow-up meeting on Tuesday learnt that the Federal Government upped its offer from N48,000 to N54,000.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, during the meeting, the government increased its offer from N48,000 to N54,000. However, labour rejected that offer and the meeting has been adjourned till Wednesday,\u201d a source who asked not to be named said.<\/p>\n<p>When asked if the government\u2019s side was showing any sign of seriousness, the labour leader said, \u201cNo seriousness at all. Even state governors did not show up. Those who represented them, like Bauchi and Niger states, did not have the mandates to speak on their behalf.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs regards the private sector, we did not get to them before the meeting was adjourned but we hope they also increase their initial offer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Organised labour on Monday reiterated its May 31, 2024 deadline for the implementation of the new minimum wage.<\/p>\n<p>The National President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, insisted on N615,000 minimum wage, arguing that the amount was arrived at after an analysis of the current economic situation and the needs of an average Nigerian family of six.<\/p>\n<p>He blamed the government and the OPS for the breakdown in negotiation, saying, \u201cDespite earnest efforts to reach an equitable agreement, the less than reasonable action of the Government and the Organised Private Sector has led to a breakdown in negotiations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In a statement released at the end of the jointly held NEC meeting by the NLC and TUC which was signed by Joe Ajaero, NLC president and Festus Osifo, TUC president, the unions said they acknowledge the ongoing negotiations between the NLC\/TUC, the Organised Private Sector and the Federal Government regarding the new national minimum wage.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nWhile appreciating what they described as the efforts made thus far, the NLC and TUC emphasized the urgency of reaching a fair and equitable agreement that reflects the true value of Nigerian workers\u2019 contributions to the nation\u2019s development and the current crisis of survival facing Nigerians as a result of government\u2019s policies.<\/p>\n<p>They also affirmed commitment to ensuring that the interests and welfare of workers are adequately protected in the negotiation process.<\/p>\n<div class=\"yj6qo\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"adL\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meeting on the ongoing negotiations on new minimum wage has been adjourned till Wednesday after the organised labour rejected the new N54,000 minimum wage proposal by the Federal Government, a&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":111901,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-112063","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exclusive"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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