Labour leaders on Sunday expressed optimism that the Federal Government would give workers a living wage. President Muhammdu Buhari on Thursday approved the appointment of a 30-member tripartite National Minimum Wage Committee for the negotiation of a new National Minimum Wage. He said that the meeting with the tripartite committee would be a social dialogue and collective bargaining discussion. He said that labour would discuss issues relating to rate of Naira because the present exchange rate had increased from the time N56,000 was being proposed by labour. Mr Peter Ozo-Eson, NLC General Secretary, also said that the committee would discuss many issues affecting the minimum wage and the way forward.

Source: The Guardian November 26, 2017 13:30 UTC