PSI decries poor working conditions of Nigerian workers

The General Secretary, Public Service International, Rosa Pavanelli, has decried the poor working condition  with little or no salary in Nigeria. Pavanelli stated this during  a solidarity visit to the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Abuja. She said there is no excuse for any employer to deny his workers salary after such employee might have […]

The General Secretary, Public Service International, Rosa Pavanelli, has decried the poor working condition  with little or no salary in Nigeria.

Pavanelli stated this during  a solidarity visit to the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Abuja.

She said there is no excuse for any employer to deny his workers salary after such employee might have rendered his service, especially in a country like Nigeria blessed with so many natural resources.

Pavanelli also frowned at the government’s plans to privatize the public sector, saying   it would impoverish the  masses while leaving the common wealth for the few greedy elite.

Speaking earlier, NLC President Ayuba Wabba decried the recent rejection of the proposed N30,000 minimum wage  by the Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF). “Coming at this very late hour to talk about any figure outside N30,000, will amount to trying to divert our attention and it is belated.

“I think the process is very clear, as outlined in Convention 131. It’s a tripartite negotiation process and the process has ended.  “It took one year. The process that led to agreeing on the N30,000 minimum wage was a collective agreement and we have remained focused on that,” he said.