The Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Kwara State Council, Comrade Saheed Murtala Olayinka, has acknowledged that the labour motion will persist in demanding truthful wages for employees throughout all sectors, significantly in vital and delicate areas, to align with the present financial challenges.
Saheed made this declaration in Ilorin whereas talking with journalists shortly after his election because the Nationwide Vice President, North Central, on the eleventh Quadrennial Nationwide Delegates Convention of the Medical and Well being Staff Union of Nigeria, themed “The Nigerian Well being System within the Period of Financial Downturn: Challenges and Approach Ahead,” held in Abuja.
He famous that the nationwide protest aimed to spotlight the widespread starvation, struggling, and poverty within the nation, urging governments in any respect ranges to handle the plight of the plenty.
The NLC state chairman urged state governments to heed the recommendation of President Bola Tinubu to supply wage increments to employees pending the ultimate settlement on the brand new nationwide minimal wage.
On his election because the Nationwide Vice President, North Central of the Union, Saheed pledged to guide with transparency and accountability.
The labour chief affirmed that employees will all the time search higher remedy and circumstances, noting that the need emigrate (“japa syndrome”) was not merely about looking for improved residing requirements but in addition about self-fulfillment and job satisfaction.
He referred to as on the federal government to handle the present problems with poor gear, infrastructure decay, and employees’ remuneration in varied sectors.
Different elected officers included Comrade Kabiru Ado-Sanni as Nationwide President, Comrade Goodluck Oforboruku as Nationwide Deputy President, and Comrade Adebisi Oluwafemi as Nationwide Trustee.
