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 […]
PIA: We won’t compromise members’ Job security, welfare — PENGASSAN
•Raises alarm over food, employment crises By Victor Ahiuma-Young PRESIDENT of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN, Festus Osifo, in this piece, spoke on Petroleum Industry Act, PIA and poverty/unemployment, among others. PIA With the signing of the Petroleum Industry Act, PIA, into law, the concern of our association is […]
IOCs: All Ports operations ‘ll be shut March 1— MWUN
The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria, MWUN, has directed workers to shut all port operations from Tuesday, March 1, 2022 over refusal of the International Oil Companies, IOCs, to allow the stevedoring companies access to their platforms to commence operations, denying dockworkers and stevedoring companies access to operate in the IOCs platforms as required by […]
We’ll no longer tolerate employers’ impunity — Oil workers
•Decry worsening insecurity in Nigeria By Victor Ahiuma-Young The increasing security challenges confronting the country have been of serious concern to well-meaning Nigerians and groups. And one such groups is the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, PENGASSAN. Another issue of worry to the association is increasing management impunity and failure to […]
Without Buhari, Nigeria would have been like Venezuela – Ngige
By Victor Ahiuma-Young Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, Wednesday described leadership as very critical to the survival of any human society, saying without President Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria would have been like Venezuela. Ngige said Nigeria was passing through hard times, not because of the current government, but as a result of poor […]
Plots to weaken labour ‘ll fail — Wabba
MORE facts have emerged on the underground moves to push through the bill seeking to transfer Labour Matters from the Exclusive Legislative List to the Concurrent Legislative List which passed through the Second reading in the House of Representatives in 2021 before public outcry against the bill forced the legislators to stay action on it.
