Labour Protests in Abuja over Minimum Wage

Labour Protests in Abuja over Minimum Wage

By Onyebuchi Ezigbo in Abuja

Members of the organised labour Tuesday began series of actions aimed at drawing public attention to the lingering negotiations on new national minimum wage.

In Abuja, Labour held a rally from where workers poured into the streets to protest against the delay by the Federal Government in approving the proposed N30,000 minimum wage.

The protesting workers under the auspices of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) marched through the Federal Secretariat axis but were intercepted by security operatives as they were heading towards Aso Rock Villa.

Details later….

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