The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has expressed worries over the implications of the lockdown, due to Coronavirus pandemic, on jobs security in the country.
The Lagos State Chapter Chairman, Mrs Agnes Sessi, raised the concern in an interview with our correspondent in Lagos.
According to her, many people have lost their sources of livelihood as a result of the situation.
Sessi, therefore, appealed to the Federal and Lagos State Governments and other employers of labour to do everything within their capacity to protect the jobs of workers.
According to her, some manufacturing and multinational companies have stated that they require bailouts for them to be able to retain their staff strength at the end of the pandemic.
Sessi said many workers in the informal sectors have been disenfranchised from their daily livelihood, adding that the impact was causing more poverty and hunger to the people.
The chairman had earlier commended the state government for its exemplary and enviable leadership and zeal in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic.
The chairman, while appreciating the neighbourhood market as part of efforts to cushion the effect of the sit-at-home directive however said the spread was not enough to meet the needs of Lagosians.
On the distribution of relief materials to indigents and most vulnerable in the state to cushion the effects of the directive, Sessi urged the government to make the process more seamless and stress free by deploying already established structures in the state.
She listed these to include market and social groups, organisations, trade unions and institutions to reach those in extreme need.
