“We reject outright any attempt to tax the minimum wage or place levies on poor Nigerian workers,” Mr Ajaero said.
An official of the NLC described Mr Adeleke’s death as a painful loss to the labour movement and workers across Nigeria.
Mr Ajaero warned that the country is losing the war against insecurity.
Mr Ajaero said many Nigerians were frustrated and vulnerable due to worsening poverty.
The chairperson of the Women Committee of the Kwara chapter of the NLC, Victoria Agboola, alleged that the authority’s management embarked on the victimisation of staff members.
The NLC chairman raised concerns over alleged lack of transparency in the scheme’s operational guidelines.
“With rising costs of food, transport, and housing, we request the reconvening of the state minimum wage committee,” he said.
The workers had embarked on the strike on January 19 over unresolved grievances, including welfare issues and alleged high-handedness.
The unions described the continued delay as a deliberate act of injustice against health workers.
Mr Ajaero also demanded for better worker benefits and accountability.
