LABOUR UNION AND HARMONIZATION OF MINIMUM WAGE IN NASARAWA STATE

A STUDY OF NIGERIAN UNION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE, LAFIA BRANCH

Abstract

This research examines Labour Union and the Harmonized Minimum wage in Nasarawa State with reference to the Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) Lafia Branch. The objective of the study is to examine the impact of harmonized minimum wage on workers welfare and to assess the current working condition among workers. Data were gathered through the use of primary and secondary sources. The research is anchored on the Public Interest theory to explain the work. The population of the study is 4,931 as at 2022 which comprises of Administrative, Works and Housing, Finance and Supply, Agric & Natural Resources, Education, Budget and Planning and Health Care Departments. (Lafia Local Government Establishment, 2023), 246 sample size were drawn from the total population of the study area through the use of 5% simple percentage. The research will adopt purposive sampling techniques, data were analyzed through simple statistical percentage and in tabular format. The research finds out that, harmonized minimum wage or salary structure if when implemented at the Local Government will improve the workers input in the service and also changes their living standard in line with the other workers from the Federal and State level. Finally, the research recommends that, government should consider the plight of workers at the local government especially in Lafia Local Government Council by implementing a workable and standard minimum wage, this will go a long way in reducing the rate at which Local Government workers migrate from the Local Government service to other organisation of the state and federal government.