Amid Dwindling Revenues: Tinubu Raises Workers’ Hope For Living Wage - Latest News
Economists are however forecasting that the Nigeria could record unprecedented revenue underperformance this year.
“Your fight will be my fight because I will always fight for you. My plans for better welfare and working conditions are spelt out in my Renewed Hope Agenda for A Better Nigeria. It is a covenant born of conviction and one I am prepared to keep.” Celebrating and acknowledging the invaluable roles workers have played in nation-building, Tinubu said, “I join the rest of the world and all compatriots to celebrate Nigerian workers on this year’s International Workers’ Day. Today is a special day in most parts of the world, a day to salute and honour the working people whose hard work and sweat continue to oil the wheel of human progress and advancement.
“It was no surprise that the Labour Movement added fillip, zest and energy to the struggle for independence by partnering with nationalists such as Nnamdi Azikiwe, Herbert Macaulay, Ahmadu Bello, Obafemi Awolowo, Ernest Ikoli and Anthony Enahoro among others. Speaking on the theme, “Workers’ Rights and Socio-economic Justice”, the president noted that workers’ rights coupled with socio-economic justice make a happy workplace and the elements of decent work concur with his administration’s commitment to reduce poverty and forge a path to achieving equitable, inclusive and sustainable development.
They said it is possible for them to recreate Nigeria that embodies living wages, social justice, dignity of labour and decent workplaces. “Our nation must lead with a job led growth. When jobs grow, income increases and the economy is revved higher but we need to protect those that work in these jobs. To protect them, we must ensure that the right legal environment is created and frameworks for compliance with laws are established.”
Meanwhile, the general secretary, Steel Senior Staff Association of Nigeria , Comrade John Odigie, has reacted to the promise by the president-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu to pay workers living wage as president, saying talk is cheap. He urged the workers in the country to shift from the tradition of reacting when policies that affect them have already been made to taking charge and ensure full transparency and accountability of government’s policies and programmes.
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