Ex-AUPCTRE Scribe Laments Workers’ Plight

A former Deputy General Secretary of the Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations, Civil Service, Technical and Recreational Services Employees (AUPCTRE), Mr Godwin Adebayo,  has decried the impoverishment of Nigerian workers.

Adebayo told our correspondent  in Abuja that  “life is unbearable for most Nigerian workers as a result of the continued erosion of their purchasing power.

“Any government that attends to workers’ needs is definitely building the future because when you encourage the working class, you are building the society.

“It is a fact that motivation improves productivity and lack of incentives is one of the major reasons for the low productivity in our various ministries, departments and parastatals today.

“We have had situations in this country when workers retired and cannot cater for themselves and their families, this is very pathetic,’’ he said.

Adebayo appealed to the Federal Government to improve living standard for workers, saying: “no society can achieve any meaningful development without the contributions of workers.

According to him, this must be appreciated if the country must attain its dream of becoming one of the most developed countries in the world.

“Government must realise that workers are allies that must be relied upon for this country to move forward.’’