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Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union are set to challenge the governments and employers over unfavourable work, and anti-masses policies in the nation.
There are indications that NLC will rescind insensitivities of governments to the plight of the masses, as well as abuse of employees’ rights in the private sector.
Consequently, Nigeria Labour Congress leader, earlier, announced that since our destiny is in our hands, ‘labour will have to meet employers of labour in order to sort out many unfriendly policies.
As Comrade Ayuba Wabba-led NLC is prepared to leave office this year, the incoming president is expected to do better as it was perceived that Ayuba failed Nigerians in all regards.
Judging from the manner the political class head to Abroad for medical tourism at the detriment of reviving the health sector, the next NLC president must focus on health minister and health ministry.
Wabba said: “I extend to the Nigerian working-class, labouring people, and pensioners the warm wishes of the National Executive Council (NEC) of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC).
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“I congratulate our women, men, youths, public servants, artisans, professionals, traders, students, the unemployed, managers, pensioners, and those in the informal economy for making it to the New Year. Above all, we thank God Almighty for the gift of life to see 2023.”
While saying that parts of the demands in 2022 New Year Message have not been met in as much as the demands for addressing insecurity, poor funding of educational sector, the increased constriction and criminal obfuscation of access to justice for vulnerable Nigerians and the failure by public authorities and some private sector employers to uphold labour standards and protect workers’ rights, Wabba assured that the labour is not ready to fold its arm and do nothing.
