Francis Okeke
9 November 2009
Abuja — Trade Union Congress (TUC) yesterday urged the government to make legislations that will curtail the exploitation of Nigerian workers by foreign investors who fail to ensure international best practices.
TUC made the call in a communiqué it issued at the end of a two day annual industrial relations workshop with theme; the meltdown and the decent work agenda; critical analysis and strategy for industrial peace, enterprise growth and national development, held at Asaba, Delta State from 28-29 october, 2009.
A statement signed by TUC's Information Officer Jerry Amah said the workshop charged "government at all levels to put in place necessary legislations to curtail the exploitations of Nigerian workers by foreign investors who fail to ensure Decent Work Country programme in respect of fair wages and hours of work as well as removal of casualisation."
It also called on government to establish "Employment Information Centres at the three-tiers of government as well as provide Labour Market Information Services as is the practice in other countries."
The communiqué further requested the Federal Government to direct all employers of labour in the country to set aside certain percentage of their annual budget for training and development of workers so as to enable them make meaningful contributions towards national development.
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