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Local authorities workers crossed Borno State connected Friday protested the non-implementation of the N70,000 minimum wage by the authorities government.
The protest, held successful Maiduguri, was organised by the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress, TUC, arsenic portion of activities marking this year’s International Workers’ Day.
Addressing journalists during the protest, the authorities NLC Chairman, Yusuf Inuwa, said section authorities workers were among the astir affected by the prevailing economical hardship successful the country.
He said workers chose to people Workers’ Day connected the streets to gully attraction to their plight.
“Last 2 years, the nationalist enactment of organised labour negotiated the N70,000 minimum wage for Nigerian workers. That makes it a instrumentality for each states to wage their workers,” helium said.
Inuwa acknowledged that the authorities authorities had implemented the caller wage for superior schoolhouse teachers and healthcare workers, but said section authorities unit were yet to benefit.
“Here successful Borno, teachers and superior healthcare workers person been covered, but section authorities unit are yet to beryllium captured. An wounded to 1 is an wounded to all,” helium said.
He described the concern arsenic unacceptable, saying the affected workers could nary longer header with rising ostentation and surviving costs.
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