By Michael Oche
The Labour-Civil Society Situation Room has condemned the retrenchment and deductions from workers salaries by some employees, under the guise of the economic downturn occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Labour and the civil societies have resolved to throw their weight behind workers in the affected states in embarking on a strike action if their demands for a reversal of the unjust decision was not met within the stipulated period covered in the ultimatum issued to the affected state governments.
In a Communique made available to newsmen on Thursday in Abuja, the Situation Room chaired by President Nigeria Labour Congress, Comrade Ayuba Wabba, demanded adequate protection for workers in the country, and what was described as a home grown citizen-centric economic model as sustainable response to the pandemic.
They expressed worry over the continued incidence of job losses, income deprivation and denial of the means of livelihood for workers by some employers who…
Source: Leadership Newspaper
