The Kaduna State House of Assembly says it is set to review laws on caregivers to address the issues of abuse and human rights violations.

Haruna Barnabas, the legislator representing the Kauru/Chawai constituency, said this on Wednesday in Kaduna at a Care Workers Summit 1.0.

Mr Barnabas, also the chairman of the House Committee on Health, stressed the need for employers of the care workers to ask the important questions of whether they were adequately catered for.

He stressed that the care workers were equally human and deserved to be taken care of.

Also, the member representing the Zaria constituency, Isma’il Mahmud, said that the house was working towards enacting a law that would mandate employers of caregivers to give them the necessary support as members of the society.

Mr Mahmud, who doubles as the chairman of the House Committee on Education, applauded the event’s organisers.

Explaining the summit’s aim, the team lead of Transparency and Accountability in Totality, Halliru Khalifa, said the summit aimed to raise awareness about the critical contributions of unpaid and underpaid care workers.

He added that the summit also advocated policies and legal frameworks that support care workers’ welfare, including fair compensation.

Mr Khalifa emphasised the need to foster collaboration among government agencies, civil society organisations and care workers to address caregiving challenges.

(NAN)