The President of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Ayuba Wabba has said that most industries in the country are no longer producing to contribute to the growth of the economy.
The NLC President said there had been stagnation in the production line, with most industries not functioning.
He said this during the unveiling of the Trade Union Information Guide on Return and Reintegration of Migrants and Migrant Workers in Abuja last week.
“There has been stagnation in our manufacturing lines. Most of our industries are no longer functioning and we have low technological advancement and utilisation and weak social protection provision. In the case of Nigeria and Africa, we have less than 20 per cent protection cover,” he said.
Wabba said organised labour would continue to promote the rights of people to move freely and work in communities of their choice.
“This view is in line with the national aspiration of promoting the free movement of persons, as the world has seen and experienced the benefits of migration.
“We have also seen that the desire to move continues to increase globally. This is largely due to the fact that the world is witnessing a disproportional disaggregation of the benefits of globalisation, democracy and economic growth.
“The distribution and share of global prosperity are consistently being skewed against the majority of the people, and it is worse for women, migrants and other categories of indigent persons,” he said.
He explained that the Trade Union Information Guide has been formulated to contribute to and complement the Standard Operating Procedures on Return and Reintegration already developed by the Federal Government.
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