The Senate and the National Council for Women Society (NCWS) are advocating for domestic servants to be covered under the proposed 70,000 naira National Minimum Wage Scheme.
This initiative was emphasized during a public hearing led by the Senate Committee on Employment, Labour, and Productivity, focusing on a bill for the Domestication and Registration of Domestic Workers and Employers in Nigeria.
Senator Osita Izunaso of Imo West and NCWS Acting National President Geraldeen Etuk voiced strong support for including domestic servants in the upcoming National Minimum Wage law. They stressed the importance of ensuring that domestic workers, including housemaids and servants, receive no less than 70,000 naira as their minimum wage, applicable across all employers.
“As a member of this committee, I strongly believe that this bill should mandate the inclusion of domestic workers, such as housemaids and servants, in the proposed N70,000 National Minimum Wage law,” Senator Izunaso affirmed.
“The proposed minimum wage of N70,000 for public workers should similarly apply to the least-paid domestic workers. This provision will be incorporated into the bill for adherence by all employers,” he added.
Committee Chairman Senator Diket Plang also highlighted that an agency will be established to oversee the implementation of this law, with operations managed by the Ministry of Labour and Productivity.
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