Just two weeks after saying the Cabinet was awaiting a “holistic paper” from Minister of Labour Joseph Hamilton on the views of stakeholders on the proposed $60,000 private sector minimum wage, President Irfaan Ali on Thurs-day announced its official approval of the increase.
The disclosure was made at the 74th commemoration of the Enmore Martyrs at the Enmore Monument by Ali amidst a charged exchange with GAWU President Seepaul Narine, who in his address reiterated the trade union’s calls for the approval of the national increase.