'But we must also be mindful of collateral damage.
"But we must also be mindful of collateral damage. I don't want us to; in the course of trying to arrive at minimum wage, we end up with a lot of serious issues of unemployment because as soon as we arrive at the minimum wage, we will expect the private sector to also adhere and then if they are unable to do so, the next thing will be a detachment of workers.
He said many private firms in the country may not be able to afford the minimum wage being demanded by the unions and that it could force the companies to lay off workers."But we must also be mindful of collateral damage.
"Like you said, all of us are workers, we also have workers in our home, and our children are also workers whether we have done, whatever agreement we have made will be mutually beneficial to all, the government and the workers.There was a problem processing your submission. Please try again later.
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