TUC, NLC give FG 14-day deadline on Health Workers’ salaries

[Augusta]

The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) have issued a 14-day ultimatum to the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, warning of a nationwide strike over the government’s failure to implement the adjusted Consolidated Health Salary Structure (CONHESS) for health workers
In a joint statement sent to Premium Times on Friday, the labour unions accused the ministry and other relevant government agencies of deliberately refusing to implement the report of a technical committee set up to address salary distortions in the health sector.

 

[eLdavis]

The salary of health workers is something the federal government should not joie with in anyway possible.