Trade Unions Issue Unstable Jobs Warning

In recent years trade unions have constantly expressed concerns about the growing trend of insecure, vulnerable and low quality employment. The situation is characterised by high flexibility, low wages as well as limited access to social protection, that does not allow workers to have a decent working and private life. Trade unions now believe that the trend is likely to reach critical heights post the State of Public Emergency (SOE) and after the COVID-19 era.

Unions are of the view that after the SOE or COVID-19 era companies might shed off more jobs as there would be a saturated labour market for various industries. The position of the unions is that a saturated labour market might give some employers the liberty to exploit workers and create severely precarious jobs for them.