Zamfara State Governor’s wife, Hajiya Aisha Bello Matawalle has urged women-workers to be committed to fighting gender-based violence within the mainstream civil service.
Aisha Matawalle, who stated this as a part of her message to women civil servants during the Workers Day celebration, said gender-based violence is a very serious societal problem that required the attention of women elites, particularly those in the civil service, with a view to liberating their fellow women folks from the discrimination they suffer in the hands of their male counterparts.
“Women in the civil service have a very serious and active role to play in the fight against the discrimination the female folks face in the hands of men within the majority stream civil service,” she lamented.
Workers Day: NLC threatens to embark on nationwide strike, gives reason Legit 10 hrs ago Kess Ewubare
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has warned that workers in the country will embark on a nationwide strike if the National Assembly passes the bill seeking to move the minimum wage from the exclusive legislative list to the concurrent list.
The president of the NLC, Ayuba Wabba, gave the warning on Saturday, May 1, during an event organised to mark Workers’ Day in Abuja, according to Channels TV.
Wabba said the national minimum wage is a global standard that should not be removed from the exclusive legislative.
Dear President Cyril Ramaphosa, please give me a chance as a young black South African woman
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Dear President Cyril Ramaphosa
My name is Nobulali, I am currently residing and running a small business in Kempton Park. I specialise in customs clearing and procurements. I am very passionate about my industry.
I am hereby writing to you to inform you that Covid-19 has brought my business to its knees. This is compromising and violating my basic human rights, which are food clothes and shelter. We just celebrated Human Rights Day and my children and I did not get to enjoy that right.
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