Nigerian labor unions and employer groups are telling the Senate to back off from changing the social insurance fund laws. Joe Ajaero from the Nigeria Labour Congress and Adewale-Smatt Oyerinde from NECA ripped into the proposed amendments at a public hearing in Lagos, saying the changes trash international standards and put the whole system at risk.
The groups want the bill killed immediately and replaced with proper discussions between the government, workers, and employers. Oyerinde said centralizing financial control and weakening representation from all three sides is asking for disaster in social insurance management.
The Senate already passed the bill for second reading back in October, but NECA and labor want a full tripartite review before any new legislation gets drafted.
The groups want the bill killed immediately and replaced with proper discussions between the government, workers, and employers. Oyerinde said centralizing financial control and weakening representation from all three sides is asking for disaster in social insurance management.
The Senate already passed the bill for second reading back in October, but NECA and labor want a full tripartite review before any new legislation gets drafted.
