The Kaduna House of Assembly has frowned at the casualisation of workers in the state by some public and private institutions.
National Target reports that the engagement of casual workers had been outlawed in the country in accordance with the international labour organisation (ILO) laws and treaty domesticated by the federal government.
The lawmakers expressed their sentiments on the matter when they discovered at plenary that some forest guards had been on casual and temporary employment upward of 20 years.
The revealation was made in a report presented by the House committee on environment and natural resources which investigated the activities of illegal loggers across the state.
Contributing on the report submitted by the committee’s chairman, Alhaji Magaji Abdu, the Majority Leader of the House, Alhaji Bashir Idris, pointed out that casualisation of the workers was ``illegal, a gross injustice and violation of existing laws’’.
``It is a gross injustice and slavery to engage people for upward of 20 years as casual labourers or workers and this should stop forthwith,’’ Aliyu urged.
On his part, the Minority Leader of the House, Dr Mohammed Abubakar, explained that temporary appointments were suppose to last for only six months or be disengaged if their services were no longer needed by the government.
Abubakar also called for a review of existing laws governing the engagement of all category of workers in the state at a later date to halt the abuse of human labour by employers.
Similarly, the House Committee chairman on Judiciary, Barr. Irmiyya Kantiok, symphathised with the affected workers and suggested that they should be given permanent and pensionable appointments in appreciation of their loyalty, dedication and commitment to service.
Kantiok said the recommended appointment should be backdated to capture a reasonable number of years of their service as a mark of encouragement and reward for diligent service to safeguard forest resources.
Malam Jibrin Zubairu (PDP-Birnin Gwari) moved for the adoption of the contributions by the House, while Jumare Magaji (ANPP-Lere East) seconded the motion.
The House adjourned to Aug. 25, to continue debate on the matter and other state issues.
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