Rep to criminalise casualisation, outsourcing of jobs

The House of Representatives on Tuesday moved to criminalise the rampant cases of casualisation and outsourcing of jobs in the country, passing for second reading a bill to stop the practice.

He said this practice has created unemployment and series of labour unrest between these companies and organised labour in the country. He said further that in some employments, employees may receive benefits in addition to payments such as; health insurance, housing scheme, disability insurance adding that a worker is said to be in a state of unemployment, when he is being unemployed or not having a job.

The lawmaker said that the rate of unemployment in Nigeria is currently estimated at 33.5 per cent which does not include workers in disguised unemployment constituted largely by workers in casual/contract employment. “It also provides that in the event of disengagement of a worker after a period of six months from the date of first engagement without regularization, the worker shall be entitled to full salary, allowance and other benefits due to a permanent staff upon disengagement, provided that the worker has not been found liable of a criminal act involving fraud resulting to financial loss to the company.

“These employers of labour have taken undue advantage of unemployment situation in the country to practice slave labour. Employers in the banking, telecoms and the oil and gas industries are the worst culprits.

The earlier the better.

Can the bill be signed now. Like, now now.

So many banks on this table of Modern day slave trade

This is the best Bill so far if you ask me, it's a horrible situation with this contract staffing thing, it's crazy..

Good move, I was a victim of this internal slave trade.

I wish this will come through. No dignity in labour in this country

It should be done fast. Very fast

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