The Senate and the National Council for Women Society have called for the inclusion of domestic servants in the proposed N70,000 National Minimum Wage Scheme.
They made this call during a public hearing on a bill seeking an Act to provide for Domestication and Registration of domestic workers and employers in Nigeria.
The public hearing on the bill, sponsored by Senator Babangida Hussaini (APC, Jigawa North West), was organised by the Senate Committee on Employment, Labour and Productivity chaired by Senator Diket Plang (APC, Plateau Central).
The call for the inclusion of domestic servants in the National Minimum Wage scheme was championed by Senator Osita Izunaso (APC Imo West), during his remarks at the public hearing.
Izunaso explained further; “As a member of this committee, I feel strongly that part of the provisions to be included in this bill is to include the domestic workers, housemaid or servants, in the proposed N70,000 national minimum wage law. As N70,000 is planned to be the lowest wage for the lowest public workers, so should be the case for the least domestic workers. We will put it in the bill for implementation by all employers.”
