Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) says it will reject any proposal by government aimed at taxing national minimum wage earner, describing such move as ‘unjust and insensitive’ to the present economic realities in the country.

The congress also insisted on urgent adoption of a living wage for Nigerian workers, even as it disclosed of plans to officially commence negotiations for a new national minimum wage structure for Nigerian workers.

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The NLC President, Mr.Joe Ajaero, who disclosed, while speaking on the sidelines of the 114th Session of the International Labour Conference (ILC) on Tuesday in Geneva Switzerland, declared that the current wage structure no longer reflects Nigeria’s economic realities, adding that inflation, rising food prices and transport costs have worsened the living conditions of workers nationwide.

“We reject outright any attempt to tax the minimum wage or place levies on poor Nigerian workers,” Ajaero said.

The NLC leader also disclosed that organised labour would soon commence fresh negotiations for a new minimum wage, as he revealed that the process would begin by July 2026 to avoid past delays and administrative bottlenecks.

“As soon as we leave here (Switzerland), we shall write again to government, demanding commencement of the process for renegotiating the National Minimum Wage,” the NLC President stated.