The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has opposed the call by some politicians for decentralizing minimum wage negotiations allowing states to have different minimum wages.
In an interview with newsmen on Sunday in Ibadan, the Secretary of NLC in Oyo State, Adebayo Aribatise, stated that decentralizing minimum wage negotiations would disadvantage workers in some states.
Explaining the broader implications of a centralized minimum wage, Fayemi noted that only a small percentage of the population benefits directly from minimum wage negotiations.
However, Aribatise strongly opposed decentralizing minimum wage negotiations, stating that it is not ideal for the country.
He pointed out that some states have not yet fully implemented the old N30,000 minimum wage despite the efforts of the NLC at both the national and state levels.
