The Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government has been given two weeks deadline to reply to the Trade Union Congress’ (TUC) demand for a N200,000 minimum wage.
The removal of fuel subsidy, which led to an increase in the price of petrol and a rise in the cost of living, prompted labour to announce a strike in an effort to pressure the federal government to reduce the 200 percent increase in the price of fuel at the pump.
However, following lengthy negotiations with representatives of the Bola Tinubu-led administration, the NLC and TUC decided to suspend the planned strike that was set to take place on Wednesday, June 7, 2023.
The payment of a new minimum wage of N200,000 to cushion the effects of the removal of the fuel subsidy was one of the proposals made by the TUC.
Speaking in an interview on Wednesday with The Punch, TUC Secretary General, Nuhu Toro, said it was expecting the government to give its position and come up with a proposal on its demand for N200,000 minimum wage by June 19.
He said, “The new minimum wage of N200,000 which we proposed is part of the demands we gave to the government as regards the removal of the subsidy and we were the ones who gave them a time frame. The time frame we gave them was the 19th of this month. We believe that they should be able to come to us with something substantial by then.’’
Ada Peter
