Sanitation workers of the Ondo State Waste Management Agency on Monday marched on the streets of Akure, the state capital, to protest non-payment of their salaries
The workers, who are responsible for sweeping the streets and highways in the metropolis, said they are owed four months’ salary arrears.
The sweepers, including old women and widows, converged on the premises of the Ministry of Environment to demand payment.
They accused the agency in charge of the payment of their salary of insensitivity.
They also blamed ZL Global Alliances, a private company in charge of waste management and recycling in the state, for their woes.
Speaking on behalf of the protesters, Oluwaseun Ogunniyi, said they were former staff at the Ondo State Waste Management Agency that were taken over by the ZL Global Alliance in 2019.
Mrs Ogunniyi said despite regularly sweeping the streets, highways and markets, the workers are still being owed their stipend of N10,000 for four months.
“There is no promotion and we are now being paid N10,000 from the N20,000 we used to collect under the state government. They just started paying us N15,000,” she said.
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What a shame!