The Marketing campaign for Democratic and Staff’ Rights (CDWR) has urged the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Commerce Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) to provoke a 48-hour normal strike and mass protest over minimal wage disputes with the federal government. The group desires the unions to press house their calls for for a minimal wage of not less than N200,000 in addition to the reversal of insurance policies deemed dangerous to the poor. Chinedu Bosah, CDWR’s Nationwide Publicity Secretary, highlighted the impasse in wage negotiations and cited the latest profitable mass protests in Kenya for example for Nigerians to observe. CDWR advocated for the automated adjustment of the minimal wage according to inflation and dwelling prices to forestall wages from falling under the poverty line. The group additionally acknowledged the issue in convincing the federal government and personal sector to fulfill these calls for; therefore, its advocacy for a powerful battle to realize these targets.
SOURCE: BUSINESS INSIDER