Oil workers draw battle line against exploitative employers
• As new President declares war on casualisation, other unfair practices By Victor Ahiuma-Young For years, contract staffing and prolonged casual employment have remained contentious issues in Nigeria’s oil and gas industry, leaving many workers performing permanent roles under the uncertainty of temporary employment. But with a new leadership at the helm of the Petroleum […]
Labour, centre, others strategise on domestication of Convention 190
Nigeria was the fourth country in Africa and the eighth globally to ratify Convention 190, Gender-Based Violence and Harassment, GBVH, and other forms of harassment at work adopted on June 21, 2019, but yet to domesticate and implement same.
States, LG, MDAs our greatest challenge — NSITF MD
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru THE Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, NSITF, among others, was established to deal with issues of employee compensation scheme, ECS, especially workers of both private and public sector under Employee Compensation Act, ECA. In this interview, the Managing Director of the Fund, Maureen Allogoa, speaks about the e-NSITF, staff welfare, and paucity […]
Current hardship, suffering of workers unacceptable — NLC
Three years ago, at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, Organised Labour under the aegis of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and its Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, and Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association, NECA, signed Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, to safeguard jobs among others.
Aremu tasks govt, employers on decent work
The Director-General of Michael Imoudu Institute of National Labour Studies, MINILS, Issa Aremu, has implored Organized labour, employers and governments in Africa to emulate the statesmanship of Nelson Mandela with respect to commitment to decent work, industrial justice and peace for sustainable development in Africa.
Why most applicants with paper qualifications are unemployable — Atinuke Jones, job recruiter
Atinuke Jones is the Principal Consultant, IVI Consulting, a tech, banking and maritime recruitment firm. Jones explains, in this interview, why the labour market is saturated with unemployment and reason even qualified applicants are sometimes referred to as “unemployable”.
TUC fumes over upsurge in unfair labour practices, sets up anti-casualisation c’ttee
Organised Labour has not been finding the ill-treatment funny despite its efforts at checkmating the menace.
Trade unionism losing steam in Nigeria —American Solidarity Centre
He said after the training, the centre would “ensure it follows up on solidarity campaigns, make them get the skills and real-life experiences.”
PWC takes female participation in unionism to grassroots
PWC also informed that the campaign which include interactive sessions with all members, would aid increased women participation in top leadership positions in the country.
3 union members die as NUSDE’s crisis deepens
Vanguard gathered that the alleged refusal of one of the factions led by Innocent Jaja and Babatunde Suleiman to implement the MoU, has heightened the crisis.
NECA partners PTI, FSD to address unemployment, skills gaps
‘We work with local partners to deliver education, employment and enterprise programmes that empower young people to learn, earn and thrive’
Organise to stay alive, NLC tells unions
Any trade union that therefore refuses to organise has decided to fail and ultimately die. We organise to build power. It is with organising that trade unions build both our solidarities – the organic solidarity and the wide and inclusive solidarity.”
Labour indicts FG over unfair employment practices
‘Apprenticeship, especially in the South East area is as old as life. Up till tomorrow, you cannot enter any workshop or similar trade anywhere in the South East without seeing an apprentice’
Labour indicts FG over unfair employment practices
One of the fallouts of the just concluded 111th International Labour Conference, ILC, of the International Labour Organisation, ILO, in Geneva, Switzerland was the adoption of a recommendation on quality apprenticeships as a new Labour standard.
‘Anti-workers union leaders on prowl’
Among the primary objectives of Trade Union are to protect the job of members, fight and defend their rights and privileges.Union exists for members who have jobs and prospective members.
Maritime Union inaugurates new district in Lagos
By Victor Ahiuma-Young THE Lagos Industrial District under the Seamen, NIWA & Water Transport Branch of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria, MWUN, has inaugurated a new Unit in Lagos. The Unit is located at Ibada, Ijegun, Satellite Town. During the inauguration of the new Unit, the following were elected to run their affairs for […]
