The Organised Labour has expressed its dissatisfaction with the proposed N48,000 minimum wage, citing the lack of transparency from the Federal Government regarding how the amount was determined.

Mr. Etim Okon, the Vice President of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), confirmed that labour will attend the negotiation meeting of the Tripartite Committee on the Minimum Wage.

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the TUC had previously walked out on the negotiation meeting after the government proposed the N48,000 minimum wage.

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Okon emphasized that the government’s failure to provide substantiated data to support its offer undermines the credibility of the negotiation process.

He further stated that the proposed amount does not meet the needs and aspirations of the workers, and that the government should clearly outline the indices and variables used to arrive at the figure.