The Federal Government will comprehensively explore laws on safety at work, child labour and others in the process of reviewing the labour lawns in Nigeria, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, has said.
The minister disclosed this in Abuja when the Buhari Support Club (BSC), led by Lauretta Onochie, visited him.
Keyamo said the club presented its contributions to the proposed review of Nigeria’s Labour Laws.
He condemned the practice of subjecting Nigerian workers to conditions”reminiscent of slave labour.”
He cautioned employers of labour in Nigeria, especially foreign nationals, against maltreating workers, subjecting them to appalling working conditions and punishing them for minor offences and under flimsy excuses.
According to the minister, Nigeria is not a breeding ground for slaves.
“Nigerian workers are not slaves to be subjected to horrendous conditions and exploited. Employers of labour should not cash in on the vulnerability of unemployed Nigerians desperate for employment,” he cautioned.
He said under the proposed review of labour laws, government would put in place laws that would guard against employers subjecting employees to inhumane treatments that take away their safety and dignity.
He noted that many labour laws in operation had not been properly protecting workers in Nigeria, and needed to be reviewed.
