Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) has called on its social partners to ensure that workers’ safety was prioritized at work places to save lives.
The Managing Director of the Fund, Dr. Micheal Akabogu made the call at a press briefing on Thursday in Abuja to commemorate the 2022 world day for safety and health at work with the theme “Act Together to Build a Positive Safety Health Culture”.
The event was organized by the Health, Safety and Environment, HSE, Department of the Fund.
Speaking at the occasion, the Head of HSE, Kelly Nwagha who represented the managing director of the Fund said that enforcing safety at work places was a collaborative effort of all their social partners.
The social partners, he said, included the government, the Nigerian Labour Organization, NLC and the Trade Union Congress, TUC.
He said: “This occasion, that is today’s event which is celebrated every 28 April all over the world, serves as a wakeup call for social partners and in Nigeria.
“Our social partners are the government, Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC); Trade Union Congress (TUC); the Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA).
“And these social partners are expected to continue to promote, monitor and enforce compliance with the Employee Compensation Act, 2010 in line with Section 1(f) of the Act.