The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) can negotiate with the Federal Government on the proposed N70,000 transport allowance without the Trade Union Congress (TUC), NLC President Joe Ajaero has said.
Ajaero made the statement on Monday during an interview on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief, arguing that the NLC had the right to negotiate independently under the International Labour Organization’s principle of majority worker representation.
“We don’t need TUC. It can negotiate along with NLC; but NLC can negotiate alone based on the principle of most workers’ representatives of the ILO,” he said.
Ajaero described the NLC as Africa’s largest labour centre and said it could engage the Federal Government directly.
He also argued that the TUC could not negotiate alone, adding that the Ministry of Labour or the relevant labour authority would not permit such an arrangement.
His comments followed a call by TUC President Festus Usifo for both labour centres to negotiate together to secure better outcomes for workers.
The disagreement comes amid discussions over the proposed N70,000 transport allowance, with the two labour centres expressing different views on how negotiations with the government should be conducted.
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