The Food Beverage and Tobacco Senior Staff Association and National Union of Food Beverages and Tobacco Employee (NUFBTE), have disclosed that no fewer than 500,000 workers stand to lose their jobs due to Federal Government’s ban on sale and consumption of alcohol in sachets and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles.
Both associations stated this on Tuesday during a protest at the Lagos office of the National Agency for Foods and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC).
The Federal Government, through the NAFDAC, had issued a ban on the importation, manufacture, distribution, sale, and use of alcoholic beverages in sachets, PET, and glass bottles of 200 ml and below.
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