The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) President, Joe Ajaero has emphasized the need for market hearing in all zones of the country, to enable the minimum wage committee to arrive at a reasonable salary benchmark.
Speaking at the ongoing North East Zonal Public Hearing on National Minimum Wage, Ajaero explained that without the market hearing the aim of the public hearing on minimum wage will be defeated.
“We need to go to the markets and ask how much is a bag of rice, Garri and other food items , if we balance the two I think we will get somewhere.
“We are here to collate raw data, so that we can process, get something better and meaningful that will be acceptable to everyone,” the labour leader said.
Meanwhile, Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa, who was represented by his Deputy, Prof. Kaletapwa Farauta, stressed the importance of the town hall meeting, adding that it was timely and needed going by the economic situation in the country.
“As government, the right thing to do is what we are doing, to get to our people and bring them help and succour.” he said.
The public hearing had various stakeholders drawn from Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba, and Yobe States in the North East.
