COVID-19: Labour movement, safety and job security vanguardnews
IT is no longer news that COVID–19, a pandemic that is spreading around the globe, originated from Wuhan in China and has infected and killed many in Europe, Asia, America, Africa, including Nigeria. Globally, the pandemic has exposed capitalism for having paid a greater premium on the private accumulation of capital and profit as against adequate investment in social services such as healthcare delivery services, education, food production, potable water, electricity, etc.
Arising from economic disruption from COVID-19 which forced demand for oil downward and the oil war between Russia and Saudi Arabia led to crashing of price, the Federal Government reviewed the country’s federal budget from N10.50 trillion to N10.27 trillion and is proposing further cuts of N1.5 trillion; the government equally reviewed oil benchmark from $57 per barrel to $30 per barrel. Just to remind us, larger percentage of the budget will be financed through borrowing.
Government and private sector employers will force the working people to bear the consequence of COVID-19 economic crises. This time around, NLC, TUC and ULC must mobilise the Nigerian workers to defend N30,000 minimum wage, forcing government and private sector employers to implement it without retrenchment or loss of jobs.
The medical workers in the frontline against COVID-19 are not adequately encouraged, motivated and protected to do the job. The entire healthcare delivery service is in shambles. The lesson from COVID-19 is that there may be a time when the ruling elite will be forced to seek medical attention in Nigeria without the usual expensive medical tourism.
b. A compulsory special Life insurance policy Scheme for health workers especially those in frontline while compulsory Group life insurance to other categories of workers as enshrined in Section 4 of Pension Reform Act, 2014 . f. Reduction in salaries and allowances of public office holders to the earnings of skilled civil servants, thus creating more money to pay 30,000 minimum wage and fund budget for the betterment of all.
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