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NLC kicks against mass sack, casualisation in Kaduna
By AbdulGafar Alabelewe, Kaduna
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has kicked against the planned mass sack and casualisation of workers in Kaduna, noting that such a move will worsen the insecurity and economic challenges in the state.
Speaking in a briefing at the end of an emergency SEC meeting, NLC Kaduna chairman, Comrade Ayuba Suleiman and Secretary, Comrade Christiana John Bawa, called on government to “reverse the decision on the mass sack of workers, and seek alternative means of running government without inflicting additional pains on the public.”
They said: “On Tuesday 6 April, 2021, thousands of workers in the local government services of the state were issued with sack letters.
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“The mass sack of workers in the public service of Kaduna state ha# been undertaken without recourse to the payment of gratuity, against Section 210 of the 1999 Constitution, which guarantees pension rights and also without any fair hearing accorded the affected workers.”
The NLC added: “The government of Kaduna state must take into effect the cost implication of the mass sack on the society and the implication it will bring to bear on families and already compromised security situation in our beloved state.
“If the workers that were sacked in 2016 are yet to be paid their entitlements, how can the KDSG guarantee the payment of terminal benefits of those being sacked now?
“Kaduna state is already faced with issues of insecurity, unemployment, poverty, the devastating effect of Covid-19 pandemic and dwindling business prospects, therefore any additional pain on citizens will reasonably be repulsive to conscience.
“We call on the state government to reverse this unpopular decision on the mass sack of workers, and seek alternative means of running government without inflicting additional pains on the public.”
