Reported by: Agande Richard Aondofa | Edited by: Henry Owen | Stone Reporter News
Omoyele Sowore has warned that one of the next major fronts in his activism will be the campaign to dismantle what he calls the “state‑backed slavery” of contract staffing in Nigeria.
Speaking publicly, Sowore said millions of Nigerians work full‑time under precarious contract arrangements that deny them job security, statutory benefits and basic dignity. He argued that both private corporations and public agencies — with the banking sector singled out in his remarks — exploit contractual employment to avoid responsibility for workers’ welfare.
“This system must end,” Sowore declared, urging a national push to convert exploitative contract roles into secure, permanent employment with the rights and protections guaranteed by law. He framed the issue as a structural injustice that requires coordinated pressure on employers and the state to enforce labour standards, protect workers’ rights and close loopholes that enable mass precarity.
Sowore’s intervention adds to growing public debate over labour casualisation in Nigeria — a topic that has drawn concern from labour unions, civil society groups and affected workers who say contract arrangements strip employees of pensions, health coverage and fair promotion pathways.
The activist called for concrete reforms: stricter enforcement of existing labour laws, mandatory conversion of long‑term contract roles to permanent status, stronger union protections and accountability measures for agencies and firms that circumvent workers’ rights.
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