The Organised labour in Rivers State made-up of Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress has said that Rivers State workers are tired of failed promises by the administration of Governor Nyesom Wike.
The group call on Wike’s government to pay national minimum wage and arrears from April 2019.
Their demand was on the documents share by Joint Action Committee.
Be a civil servant was a right and not a privilege and the government should stop using such persons like slaves, the group said
Some of the issues the group spoke about is the level of insecurity in the state, they demand government to work more on improving the security situation in the state
It said the proposed employment of 10,000 teachers never became a reality.
Organised labour is demanding, “Payment of outstanding arrears of February/March 2016 and October 2017. Payment of pensions and gratuity to retirees. Revival of N100m workers revolving housing/car loan scheme. Open and fair recruitment into the public service. Termination of all contract appointments to allow career progression in the public service.”
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