The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) President Ayuba Wabba says workers are mostly targets for kidnapping and killings as the level of security deteriorates in the country.
Wabba said this in his speech to mark this year’s Workers Day.
He said said many teachers, health workers, agricultural and food chain workers had been either kidnapped or killed by bandits and Boko Haram terrorists in the country.
He said many working families have had the lives of their breadwinners brutally cut short, “leaving behind open wounds that could be the sores for another cycle of counter-violence.”
Wabba called for improved social protection and investments in social services to deal with human insecurity, which he said was the bane of physical insecurity.
He also urged security agencies to do more in protecting Nigerian workers and the citizens.
This year’s Workers Day is being celebrated in Nigeria amidst insecurity strikes and poor welfare for Nigerian workers.
