Organised Labour says it is fighting for a living wage for the Nigerian workers and not starvation wage.
The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress(NLC), Joe Ajaero, disclosed this at a meeting with the leadership of the National Assembly, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Ministers and NLC leadership in Abuja.
The meeting was at instance of the national Assembly leadership to avert the ongoing nationwide strike that commenced today.
Labour had on Friday declared an indefinite nationwide strike from Monday, June 3, over the failure of the federal government to conclude negotiations on a new national minimum wage and reverse the hike in the electricity tariff.
Duringthe meeting, Ajaero noted that what the unions are fighting for is living wages for workers and not a starvation wage.
He noted that the workers in question are brothers and sisters of the lawmakers and the ministers, stressing that they need to work for Nigerians.
On his part, the TUC counterpart, Festus Osifo who noted that the current situation in the country was difficult for Nigerians especially in the last one year, said that it has also resulted in the difficulty in negotiating a new minimum wage for workers.
