Construction workers decry economic hardship

A special delegates’ conference of the Construction and Civil Engineering Senior Staff Association (CCESSA) has called on the Federal Government to take urgent measures to reduce poverty in the land as Nigerians including construction workers are increasingly finding it extremely difficult to survive with their meagre salaries.

The National President Comrade Ayodeji Adeyemo PhD , on behalf of the delegates called on the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu led Federal Government to save the construction industry by intervening in the various lingering issues between the Ministry of Works and Federation of Construction Industry (FOCI) in order to forestall the current mass sack of the workers ongoing in the construction industry.

He urged the Federal Government of Nigeria to further put in more effort to address the increasing spate of insecurity in Nigeria as construction workers have been kidnapped in their respective offices, houses and on their way to the sites in recent times.

Adeyemo also called on the members of the Association to prepare adequately for life after retirement with special focus on their health, investments and savings.

He also reiterated the need to build good relationships with fellow human beings and constant capacity building to fit into an ever evolving, innovative and technologically driven future.

The special Delegates Conference also featured seminar delivery on Strategic and Effective Leadership Styles in Trade Unionism and Building a Sustainable Retirement Plan in a Depressed Economy to build the capacity of the Delegates and prepare them for survival in economic uncertainties after retirement.