8,000 construction workers lost jobs in 2014

Etafo also expressed fears that more jobs are likely to be lost this year because there was no budgetary provisions for the execution of projects in 2015, putting contractors and workers  in a dangerous position.  In a chat with correspondents in Lagos yesterday, he lamented that the development was counter-productive to the growth of the […]

Etafo also expressed fears that more jobs are likely to be lost this year because there was no budgetary provisions for the execution of projects in 2015, putting contractors and workers  in a dangerous position.  
In a chat with correspondents in Lagos yesterday, he lamented that the development was counter-productive to the growth of the nation’s economy, just as he urged the federal government to live up to its responsibilities by paying contractors as and when due so as to save the sector from collapse.
While expressing hope that the local content bill at the National Assembly would bring renewed hope for the construction sector when passed into law, he charged the management of  two cement companies, Lafarge and Holcim to guarantee the welfare of workers  in parts of business they sell off are protected as the companies plan to merge.
He tasked the companies to guarantee that all collective agreements reached be honoured and for the companies to commit to maintaining the global level social dialogue that Lafarge previously participated in with unions.