Government is beginning the review of casual workers policy in the country to check abuses by private sector employers.

Employment and Labour Relations Minister, Haruna Iddrisu, said the rights of casual workers is being infringed upon with the duration that one must be on a casual employment being significantly abused.

He disclosed this to Joy News after visiting the Northern Regional Labor Department to access the operations of the department at Regional level. 

"I was on a surprise visit to the offices of the regional labour department under the ministry of Employment and Labour and the National Vocational Training Institute (NVTI) to acquit myself with the status of their operational and viable and functional they are in the regions," said Haruna. 

According to the Minister, in his strongest view, the best measure of living standard is not per capital income but access to employment. 

Mr. Iddrisu said employment should be used as the single most important indicator as to how the government is contributing to the quality of living standard instead of the age-old economics principle of per capital income. 

The Minister said his Ministry will be making a public request to all employers entities particularly to the private employers to update his office with the status of all casual employees in the service.

"The remuneration and compensation that are paid to casual workers will be requested for in order to determine if it is meeting the required minimum wage or below it," said the Minister.

Haruna Iddrisu also announced plans to convert regional labor departments into national employment centers to host youth employment agencies offices in the country.