The world of work has never been so challenged as currently is, as formal and informal businesses barely breath the world over. Public health, livelihood and wellbeing are seriously threatened.
Covid-19 has convulsed and brought the world on its knees as the global battle on the pandemic bears little fruits only.
It was rather to save the economy from total collapse and stave off restiveness, revolt from hunger-stricken citizens in a nation that thrives 80% on informal economy. It is a spectre that the chairman of the Presidential Taskforce and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha acknowledged in one of the daily briefings.
He remains unbowed notwithstanding. His confidence that Nigeria would rise with the world from the ashes of the evil pandemic is expressive and reawakening: “Nigeria continues to adopt and adapt to these new global realities on daily basis … despite drastic increase in the number of cases recorded in the past two weeks, the measures we have put in place thus far have yielded positive outcomes.”
The message is not lost on Nigeria as guidelines for the re-opening of offices came in a manner that ensures reduced physical interactions, improved ventilation, adequate facilities for handwashing and cleaning of surfaces in line with the Covid-19 protocol.The work days and hours have also been reduced too. This however has implications as the ILO warned that “1.
These are steps that align with the theme of the 2020 World Day for Safety and Health at Work entitled “Stop the Pandemic: Safety and Health at Work Can Save Lives.”
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