WORKERS WELFARE: TUC HAILS GOVERNMENT WELFARE PACKAGE FOR WORKERS, CALLS FOR REPLICATION AT SUB- NATIONAL. (PHOTO).
WORKERS WELFARE: TUC HAILS GOVERNMENT WELFARE PACKAGE FOR WORKERS, CALLS FOR REPLICATION AT SUB- NATIONAL The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria has commended the recent Federal Government Welfare packages for Nigerian workers. This formed part of a communique issued by the Union at its National Executive Council meeting in Abuja. The Union describes the N10 billion naira housing loan aimed at expanding access to affordable home ownership for public servants as a major step towards closing the housing deficit in the country and ensuring stability of the nation's workforce. The organized labour also called on the Federal Government to go further and place a 50 percent tax reduction on manufacturing industries to reduce cost of living and enhance productivity Other issues discussed during the meeting included supporting local refineries with the gains from rising crude oil revenues to paddle accessibility of refined petroleum products and stepdown prices.





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