THE Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has given the International Labour Organisation, ILO, insight into the reasons behind the upsurge in cases of child labour in the country.

ORGANISED Labour  under the aegis of the National Union of Banks, Insurance, and Financial Institutions, NUBIFIE, and the management of Polaris Bank, are at each other’s throats at present over sack of workers and alleged violation of the workers’ rights

MORE facts have  emerged on how the Federal Government used  blackmail and other mechanisms and ambushed Organised Labour to suspend its planned strike over the removal of subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, commonly known as petrol.

ARGUABLY, the Petroleum industry has been the main stay of the nation’s economy.   Like the adage says, he who wears the shoes knows where it pinches

Leaders of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC and their Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, counterpart, have issued a May 30 deadline to Lagos State Government to unban Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria, RTEAN, and the National Union of Road Transport Workers NURTW, or face unpleasant consequences.

ORGANISED Labour has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to assent to the Energy Commission of Nigeria Amendment Bill, 2022 before handing over

For leadership of PENGASSAN headed by Festus Osifo, the incoming government should prioritse employment crisis among others, including economy. 

The National Pension Commission, PenCom, is stepping up efforts at diversifying investments in pension fund portfolio assets.

Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria, MWUN, has thrown its weight behind fresh moves by terminal operators in Nigeria to increase port charges.

Specifically, the workshop centered on Interregional collaboration between Trade Unions in Nigeria and countries of destination and the Trade Union information guide on return and reintegration of migrants and migrant workers in Nigeria.

ORGANISED Labour is demanding a  harmonized salary structure for contract workers in the nation’s Petroleum Industry to ensure equal pay for jobs done in the sector.

The industrial peace in the nation’s ports appears to be heading to the rocks as indications have emerged that the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria, MWUN, is planning to down tools and cripple ports activities nationwide over unresolved industrial issues.

One of the most controversial bills the outgoing government of President Muhammad Buhari has been trying to push through the National Assembly, NASS, is the National Water Resources Bill.

The Federal Government has said not less than 15 million children were  involved in child labour in the country.

THE Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has directed workers to report banks not dispensing cash to its state councils, ahead of planned strike over the scarcity of naira notes across the country.