Most Nigerians have been complaining on the plans of the Federal government to reduce the minimum wage of Nigerian workers from N18,000 to only God knows what. Senator Ben Murray-Bruce shares his opinion via the twitter hashtag #Dontreduceminimumwage;
Here are some very important points that he made:
Its unjust for a govt to contemplate reducing workers pay of ₦18,000. What can that amount buy in today's Nigeria? #Dontreduceminimumwage
A worker with a family earns less than a member of the NYSC who earns ₦19,800. Reducing his pay is unconscionable! #Dontreduceminimumwage
A man earning ₦18k struggles to pay rent, feed family & pay school fees. To reduce his pay is to punish his family #Dontreduceminimumwage
At Silverbird all our 1000 staff/family earn above minimum wage because I cant afford not to pay my staff well #Dontreduceminimumwage
Why cant I afford not to pay my staff well? Because if I don't pay them well, I am giving them a license to steal #Dontreduceminimumwage
If FG & state govts dont pay workers well they invite workers to steal. To end corruption we must pay workers well #Dontreduceminimumwage
Anybody thinking of reducing the ₦18,000 minimum wage should himself first try and live on ₦18,000 for a month #Dontreduceminimumwage
You cannot be spending more than ₦18,000 per meal and claim that the man who earns ₦18,000 per month is over paid #Dontreduceminimumwage
In the last 4 years the cost of food & fuel has gone up. Can we in good faith make a case for reducing workers pay? #Dontreduceminimumwage
I know for a fact that even dogs at Govt House cost more than ₦18k to maintain in a month. How much more a human #Dontreduceminimumwage
What's your take on this?
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