Flexible jobs, fragile rights: Employers raise alarm over labour trends
By Victor Ahiuma-Young The Chemical and Non-Metallic Products Employers’ Federation, CANMPEF, has raised concerns over the growing shift from traditional permanent employment to flexible work arrangements, warning that the trend could undermine job security, social protection and other workers’ rights if not properly regulated. The Executive Secretary of CANMPEF, Mr. Olorunfemi Oke, gave the warning […]
NLC raises health, safety concerns in workplaces
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, is getting increasingly concerned over health and safety issues at workplaces across the country.
Workers that won’t benefit from minimum wage —Tripartite C’ttee
As workers anxiously look forward to the commencement of the N70,000 new minimum wage any moment from now not every worker will be paid
Intra-union crisis weakening our solidarity — NLC
THE Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, is disturbed by the increasing cases of intra-union crisis plaguing some of its affiliates and the consequences of such crisis on its strength, cohesion and solidarity
African trade union to adopt strategies on critical transition minerals
As trade unions in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) develop Just Transition strategies as their countries transition from high to low carbon energy sources emphasis is placed on business and human rights
Workplaces becoming slaughter houses, NLC raises alarm
“Workers are owed Pensions when they retire and are abandoned. Retirees are owed nearly N300billion by the Federal Government alone. If you add the state governments and indeed, the private sector, it will become mindboggling”
