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 […]
NLC, NUEE, others bid farewell to late treasurer of NLC
By Ero-Philips Labour leaders and former colleagues among others, stormed the ancient community of Ibogun, Ifo Local Government Area, LGA, of Ogun State, to pay their last respects to late pioneer Treasurer of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and founding President of National Union of Electricity Employees, NUEE, Peter Olufemi Ero-Philips, as he was laid to […]
Underpaid workers hit half a billion globally — ILO
International Labour Organization, ILO, says almost half a billion people across the globe are underpaid. Similarly, the World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2020, WESO, shows that unemployment is projected to increase by around 2.5 million in 2020. Global unemployment has been roughly stable for the last nine years but slowing global economic growth means […]
2021 declared Int’l yr for elimination of child labour
THE United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has unanimously adopted a resolution declaring 2021 as the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour, and has asked the International Labour Organization to take the lead in its implementation.
FG seeks partnership with markets in fight against child labour
THE Federal Government has pleaded with market authorities in the country to join forces with government in the fight against child labour.
Workers take campaign for textile sector revival to President Buhari
LEADERS of the National Union of Textile, Garment and Tailoring Workers Union of Nigeria, NUTGTWN, have remained undaunted in their struggle to see that the good old days when textile sector employed no fewer than 650,000 direct workforce and indirect millions of workers, returns.
