Living wage, 2027 elections: NLC rallies workers for tough battles ahead
"We must build a democratic, welfarist-inspired alternative that places the needs of the people above the profits of the few”
ILO Platform Economy Convention 2026: Rights, responsibilities for stakeholders
Platform economy has raised concerns regarding working conditions, labour rights, social protection, and the use of automated decision-making systems
ILC 114: Inside Nigeria’s jumbo delegation to Geneva
Nigeria’s delegation reflects ILO tripartite structure. However, the list reveals a far more complex – and arguably bloated – arrangement
ILO adopts first-ever global convention protecting platform workers
By Victor Ahiuma-Young GENEVA — In a landmark move set to reshape the future of work, the International Labour Organization, ILO, has adopted the world’s first international convention aimed at protecting millions of workers in the rapidly expanding digital platform economy.The new Decent Work in the Platform Economy Convention, 2026 was approved at the closing […]
World Cup: ITUC raises racism, fairness concerns over referee ban
Artan, 34, is one of Africa’s most accomplished referees and was chosen by FIFA after undergoing the governing body’s rigorous vetting and selection process.
Nigeria raises AI concerns at ILC
As artificial intelligence rapidly reshapes workplaces across the globe, governments are increasingly grappling with a difficult question
Global vote of confidence for Nigeria’s social security reforms
By Victor Ahiuma-Young, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND Nigeria’s ongoing efforts to strengthen social security and employee protection have received a major international endorsement, as the International Social Security Association, ISSA, commended the country’s commitment to advancing social protection and workers’ welfare. The endorsement came on the sidelines of the ongoing 114th International Labour Conference in Geneva, Switzerland, during […]
Nigeria ranks among 10 worst countries for workers
By Victor Ahiuma-Young Nigeria has been ranked among the 10 worst countries in the world for workers’ rights, according to the 2026 Global Rights Index released by the International Trade Union Confederation, ITUC. Read Also: Right to strike: Labour, employers at war over ICJ affirmation The report paints a grim picture of the state of labour […]
Right to strike: Labour, employers at war over ICJ affirmation
Industrial relations space has been thrown into debate as labour and employers disagree over the scope and limits of workers’ right to strike,
‘Don’t test us, minimum wage is constitutional matter,’ Labour cautions governors over N100,000 proposal
The proposed N100,000 minimum wage reportedly put forward by governors has sparked widespread criticism from organised labour
TUC boils as NEC sacks state councils
The fallout from the state council elections, in which the national leadership of the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, has been accused of attempting to impose preferred candidates on some state councils, has taken a new twist.
‘600m Africans in darkness’: Workers reject AfDB, World Bank electricity plan
Nigerian and other African labour unions have rejected the AfDB, and World Bank-backed “Mission 300” electricity initiative
Global conflicts threaten jobs, wages, labour stability — Stakeholders
By Victor Ahiuma-Young Stakeholders in the labour sector yesterday raised the alarm that global conflicts and emerging international crises have become major threats to jobs, wages, labour stability and economic growth. At a one-day collaborative dialogue on “Rising Global Conflicts, Severe Economic Shocks: Impact on Decent Work Agenda; Labour and Civil Society Response,” stakeholders, including […]
Fresh crisis looms in varsities as ASUU issues warning
“The Sokoto Zone is deeply disturbed that several federal and state universities are yet to fully implement major components of the 2025 FGN ASUU Agreement,” Sabo stated.
I remain Lagos TUC Chairman — Aladetan
According to him, his emergence as chairman followed due process and complied fully with the constitution of the congress.
Labour declares war on exploitation, accuses govt, employers of undermining workers’ rights
B Victor Ahiuma-Young The 2026 May Day celebration, marked less by festivity and more by confrontation, saw the labour movement draw a hard line against what it described as a widening assault on workers’ rights, warning that worsening insecurity and deepening poverty have made “decent work” increasingly unattainable for millions. The two central labour organisations, the Nigeria […]
