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COVID-19: ‘Persuade’ workers to get vaccinated- NLC to FG

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Ayuba Wabba, President of the Nigerian Labour Congress(NLC)

The Nigerian Labour Congress(NLC) has urged the Federal Government to not force but persuade public workers to get vaccinated for COVID-19.

Ayuba Wabba, the President of the NLC, gave this charge in Abuja on Monday, during a briefing on COVID-19 vaccination advisory for Federal Civil Servants.

The Federal government had earlier announced that civil servants without proof of vaccination or result of test done within 72 hours will be denied access to their offices starting from December 1, 2021.

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“The truth is that despite being imperfect, the COVID-19 vaccine has given all of us a better chance of fighting the virus and staying alive”, he said.

“I urge workers all over the world to take advantage of the COVID-19 vaccines and keep themselves, their families and their colleagues at work safe and free from the morbid threats of the corona pandemic.

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“We urge government and other employers of labour to make special arrangements for workers to access the vaccine at the workplace.

“We urge that the tool of persuasion and conviction be used rather than force to get workers and the general populace to take the vaccine.”

 

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