The Nigeria Labour Congress has given states in the country yet to implement the new national minimum wage December 31 ultimatum or face dire consequences.
The NLC’s President, Ayuba Wabba, gave the ultimatum after a one-day meeting in Abuja on Wednesday, December 11.
According to Premium Times, the labour union warned not to guarantee industrial harmony in states that fail to meet the December 31 deadline.
The body commended the federal government and the states that have already commenced the implementation and payment of the wage. Also, the meeting applauded the federal government directive to all ministries, departments and agencies to ensure they paid their minimum wage arrears latest by December 31, 2019.
Other resolutions included that each state should immediately convoke an emergency state executive council meeting and state congress of all workers to brief them of the outcome of the meeting on the new national minimum wage implementation.
