The minister said the committee was set up as part of the effort to come to terms with the agitation for better pay by Nigerian workers. The country currently has N18,000 as national minimum wage, which is seen by the workers as grossly inadequate.
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“So, the government should ensure that the benchmark for all employers is made as a law so that everybody in the country is carried along irrespective of the number of persons employed. We also hope that the committee will look into the idea being canvassed that minimum wage should not only be for workers in organisation of 50 staff and above.”
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While commending the protesters for taking what he called the laudable campaign to the seat of power on behalf of Nigerians, Osinbajo said democratically elected government must constantly report to the people and display accountability.
Ozo-Eson said in the annals of labour history, warning strikes have had the distinguishing feature of saving the parties to disputes the rigours, costs and pains of full-blown strikes.
He said, “On the minimum wage issue, we have a technical committee that is working and members of the two congresses are on the committee. We are almost finishing our work and we are handing over next week.”
He warned indigenous and international oil companies that Nigeria would not tolerate indiscriminate sack of workers, notwithstanding the economic situation.
But, in defiance of government’s position. the leadership of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, announced that it has commenced its strike, even as it stressed that the strike action would be a total shut down.
The committee is expected to work our modalities for the implementation of the N500 billion social intervention contained in the 2016 budget and submit its report within two weeks from the date of inauguration.
The committee would discuss the minimum wage and modalities of implementing it. It would also look at the issue of allocation of the N500 billion palliative fund provided for in 2016 budget which labour wanted to monitor how it is disbursed.
