Casual workers in various ministries, departments and media houses in Taraba state have demanded for permanent appointment to enable them get better pay.

The workers lamented that they were being paid a stipend of N4,000 to N7,000 as monthly salary and that  they were being exploited  by the state government by  engaging them as casual staff for the past 10 years.

One of such staff in one of the state`s ministry in Jalingo said that he has been engaged as casual staff since 2008 and being paid N4000 as monthly salary.

He told our reporter that he and other casual staff in the ministry report and close for work at the same time with permanent staff, but only paid N4000 as salary without any allowance.

Another casual staff working in the state Radio Corporation, who did not want her name to be mentioned, said she has been a casual staff in the station for the past 10 years on N7000 monthly salary.

According to her, she took the casual job because she could not find a job anywhere, adding that there is no indication that she will be converted to a permanent staff.

DAILY TRUST