The Chairman, Senate Committee on Employment, Labour and Productivity, Sen. Diket Plang, says the upper chamber will give the expected new minimum wage bill expeditious consideration .
He assured Nigerians of the 10th National Assembly commitment toward improving the living conditions of workers and tackle the high level of poverty. ” The Senate Committee on Employment, Labour and Productivity under my chairmanship is prepared to give expeditious attention to the passage of a new Act once negotiation on the matter is concluded and such bill transmitted to the National Assembly for enactment,” he said.
” Nigerians and particularly members of this committee are happy that the looming industrial unrest was averted by memorandum of understanding signed by the Federal Government, the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress.