https://t.co/dxQvGmBwtg
'... The 2022-23 floods displaced about another 8,000 residents in Lagos State. Informal settlements and open-air markets were among the hardest-hit areas...
@AyowoleSanyaolu Nigerians don't need persuasion to convince them that they are hungry. An hungry woman needs no one to remind her of her hunger. She needs some immediate succor and serious leadership.
FIWON members march all over Nigeria on Workers' Day.....it was a march for greater equity through effective and efficient investment in social protection and an end to unending austerity economy
https://t.co/Vi4tpCQtAv
“The Federal Government has declared May 1 a public holiday and commended workers for their dedication. But workers do not need platitudes—they need action. They need social protection. They need dignity..."
Netherlands is closing its prisons like a few other countries. Check it out, all of the countries closing down prisons; Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, etc, have the most advanced social protection systems!
Global Rights Index 2025
The 10 Worst Countries for Working People
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@ituc
'Evictions are a destructive force that destroys social cohesion, increases poverty and homelessness, and drives up rates of theft, robbery and gun violence'
https://t.co/oefkI7pSOu?
'From 1973 to 2024 there were 91 forced evictions in the city, directly affecting over two million residents. Large markets and commercial centres, schools and clinics were destroyed, compromising access to education and healthcare....'
The government might end up forcing people in informal employment keeping their monies under the pillow as it used to be.
Taxation without social-economic inclusion...
'Centre for the Promotion of Private Enterprise has warned that Nigeria’s tax reform could unintentionally criminalise as many as 40 million informal businesses if implemented without careful sequencing and adequate support.'
https://t.co/rR2Xm8VLB5 ...FIWON Cooperative is an example of social solidarity in action with access to credit, health insurance, assets acquisition etc for members...