‘FG not committed to stopping casualisation’

Government, it says, has also failed to enforce strict compliance with the terms of contracts for capital projects and to prevail on Chinese companies to adhere to the expatriate quota policy in the industry.It accused the Federal Ministry of Labour and Productivity of lack of will power in calling to order employers who are enslaving […]

Government, it says, has also failed to enforce strict compliance with the terms of contracts for capital projects and to prevail on Chinese companies to adhere to the expatriate quota policy in the industry.
It accused the Federal Ministry of Labour and Productivity of lack of will power in calling to order employers who are enslaving Nigerians under the guise of casualisation and outsourcing.
President of the union, Comrade Amechi Asugwuni, made the accusations at a press conference in Lagos, where he explained that the development is dangerous to the economic survival of the nation.
Asugwuni said the level of casualisation in the construction sector by foreign companies is worrisome.
“We are more concerned that the federal government has not done enough in checking the abuse of expatriate quota by Daewoo Nigeria Limited, Alcon Nigeria and other Chinese construction companies despite several regulations that could be leveraged to curb the phenomenon such as the regulation that stipulates that before any organisation can import workers, such position must be advertised for Nigerians.”
He said casualisation has denied workers the right to permanent employment, “freedom of association and the government is not putting in place the right policies and programmes that will promote good working environment for workers in the country.”