The Northern Coordinator, United Labour Congress (ULC), John Gimbason on Saturday reiterated the union’s demand for N96,000 minimum wage for workers in the country.
Gimbason, also former Kaduna State NLC chairman, spoke while inaugurating a ULC 12-member State Executive Council in Kaduna.
He said the proposal was “realistic and realisable considering the current inflation in the nation’s economy and in view of workers’ contributions to nation’s building”.
The comrade said that the new Labour Centre had opened negotiations with the Federal Government on the proposed N96, 000 minimum wage, assuring members that the proposal would soon yield fruits.
According to him, “while workers are over burdened with lots of responsibilities, they receive stipends as monthly salaries, even as some others do not receive their wages for months”.
Gimbason criticised the Kaduna State government’s plan to sell off government quarters to the highest bidder, saying that it was unacceptable and called for the reversal of the decision.
He further appealed to the 25 unions under the ULC to give their maximum cooperation to ensure that workers in both public and private sectors were treated with human face.
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