Minimum wage: Use FG’s template to pay us, Anambra workers tell Soludo

Anambra labour leaders, on Friday, appealed to Governor Charles Soludo to use the Federal Government’s template to compute the workers’ new minimum wage.

The President, Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees, Anambra Chapter, made the appeal in Awka while briefing newsmen on the workers’ expectations from the new minimum wage.

Aromeh said that the organised labour in the state, comprising the Nigerian Labour Congress, Trade Union Congress and NULGE, “are collectively appealing to Soludo, in the interest of workers, to use the chart released by the Federal Government.”

He added, “Yes, there is an issue of new minimum wage on ground and the labour leaders, including NLC, TUC and NULGE, have been meeting with the governor on the matter.

“In Anambra, unfortunately, the governor is not getting it right, because from what we have seen from him and his team, we are not happy, especially in the areas that affect salaries Grade Levels eight to 17, the government’s proposal is nothing to write home about.”

Aromeh further said that though the government is basing its argument on its internally generated revenue, available reports show that Anambra is far better than several states that have adopted the Federal Government’s template for the new minimum wage.

“The Federal Government’s chart must be used and not for the state to adopt a discriminatory package for workers on different grade levels. Punch