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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has clarified its role in the national minimum wage negotiations, stating that it is responsible for negotiating the basic wage floor, not the consequential adjustments. The NLC's Acting General Secretary, Comrade Benson Upah, emphasized that the national minimum wage is set through a tripartite process involving the labour movement, the government, and employers' representatives. Once the national minimum wage is agreed upon, the responsibility for negotiating consequential adjustments falls on the respective sectors. The NLC has also accused the Federal Government of ignoring the statutory timetable for the next national minimum wage review, insisting that negotiations should already be underway.
The NLC has denied negotiating the consequential adjustment granted to federal workers following the implementation of the 2024 national minimum wage. The Congress explained that its mandate in the minimum wage-setting process is limited to negotiating the national minimum wage through a tripartite arrangement involving labour, government, and employers, while consequential adjustments are negotiated separately by unions in their respective sectors.
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