The organised labour has listed its expectations ahead of the 2024 Workers’Day, calling on the Federal Government to announce a new minimum wage on May 1.
National Vice President of the Trade Union Congress, Tommy Etim, in an interview described Workers’ Day as Christmas Day for workers.
He noted that there were lots of expectations particularly since some of the newly initiated policies of government had continued to push more Nigerians into poverty.
Etim said the welfare of workers is paramount and should be taken into consideration. It is also expected that lots of incentives will be rolled out to cushion the effects of the policies initiated by the government which have continued to limit the purchasing power of workers and Nigerians as a whole.
It could be recalled that organised labour, comprising the Nigerian Labour Congress and TUC, have earlier demanded N615,000 as the new minimum wage for workers in the country.