Rough road ahead for new minimum wage implementation, NLC warns
"Winning the fight for a new minimum wage is not enough. We must now ensure that it is implemented in full, so that its benefits reach every corner of Nigeria"
Economic Crisis: Maritime workers raise alarm over job security
The nation’s Maritime industry like other sectors of the economy, is not immune from the downturn in Nigeria, workers are feeling it
Why govt, other employers pay slave wage — Prince Adeyemi, NASU Gen Sec
The current National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Act, 2019 increased the minimum wage from N18, 000 to N30, 000 per month. The Act applies to all workers in both the private and public sectors with the exception of establishments with fewer than 25 workers
FOBTOB re-elects Oyibo President, others
FOBTOB have re-elected the association’s President, Jimoh Oyibo, for a second term of three years
Minimum wage: Labour moves for wider coverage of workers
Organised Labour is making efforts to ensure more workers are covered by the upcoming National Minimum Wage, NMW, in its determination to reduce increasing cases of poverty across the country.
NSITF raises alarm over renewed blackmail, fabrications against fund
THE Management of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, NSITF, has raised the alarm over renewed blackmail and falsehood against it by extortionists
Labour Minister urges workers to prioritise national growth, devt
“As we gather here today, let us remember that our individual efforts are crucial to the growth and development of our nation”
Labour fumes over poor working conditions of electricity workers
The power supply crisis confronting the country has many angles to it. One of the angles, according to Organised labour, is the poor working conditions of workers which is affecting morale and productivity.
Our survival under threat — NLC, TUC
ORGANISED labour under the platform of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has raised an alarm over increasing threats to their survival by social partners, both locally and internationally.
Maritime workers fume over ‘FG’s unholy romance’ with IOCs
The earlier communique reached Friday, the 5th of January, 2024 be immediately implemented as a mark of good faith
Workers of CRFFN become MWUN members
THE workers of the Council for the Regulation of Freight Forwarding in Nigeria, CRFFN, have joined the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria, MWUN
Oil workers rage over unending insecurity, crude oil theft, vandalism, others
THE Nigerian Petroleum Industry, the mainstay of the nation’s economy, has been stunted by several challenges that have been worrying the Organised Labour in the sector.
ILO reaches agreement on living wages
THE International Labour Organization, ILO, has reached an agreement on living wage. The agreement, reached during a meeting of experts on wage policies,
Stakeholders rage as profit from forced labour rises 3% to $236bn golbally
STAKEHOLDERS have expressed outrage over increasing illegal profits from forced labour in the private economy globally including Nigeria
NLC laments declining fortune of textile sector
NIGERIA Labour congress, NLC, has decried the declining fortune of the nation’s Textile sector, querying the utilization of over N150billion Federal Government intervention in the industry
PENGASSAN threatens indigenous oil firms over anti-labour practices
PENGASSAN, has threatened to confront some indigenous oil companies over perceived anti-labour practices
