FG unveils new labour reform agenda, seeks employers’ support
"Our emphasis has remained on preventing disputes before they escalate into industrial actions capable of disrupting productivity and economic activities"
Trade Unionism is selfless service – OATUU
The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, recently held its International Relations Forum in Accra, Ghana. The theme was, Trade Unionism in Nigeria and Global Social Protection, and the venue was Kwame Nkrumah African Labour College, Accra. Labour Vanguard shares with you, the thoughts of the Secretary-General of the Organisation of African Trade Union Unity, OATUU, Comrade Owei Lakemfa and the TUC President, as contained in their addresses to participants.
Governors’ stance on retirement worries NASU
NON-ACADEMIC Staff Union of Educational and Associated Instituctions, NASU, has expressed serious reservation about the deliberate misinterpretation of the Retirement Age Act for Polytechnics and Colleges of Education by some state governors who are insisting that the Act is only for Academic Staff.
We are in court with Chevron over unpaid benefits, says ex-NUPENG president
Samuel Adewumi Dada was a President of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, between 1984 and May 1989, and an ex-employee of Chevron Nigeria Limited, CNL, where he worked for almost 23 years before retirement in November 1999. He was an administrator of “Help Desk” where people (employees) who were having problems with their computers were assisted to rectify such problems. In this interview with Pension and You, he speaks on the battle with CNL over unpaid wages, how to prepare and when to start preparing for retirement.
Industrial Global Unions, allies, in protest march against unfair labour practices
ON Monday October 7, 2013, IndustriALL Global Union marked World Day for Decent Work. For IndustriALL Global Union, the Decent Work day provided a critical platform to further strengthen its Stop Precarious Work Campaign and remind employers and Governments to act responsibly on workplace issues for workers and also mobilize and call workers to action against all forms of violations of the rights of workers.
Pension Act amendment must include gratuity – TUC
AS the contentious issue of gratuity payment continues to generate divergent views by concerned stakeholders, President of Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, Comrade Bobboi Kaigama, in this interview with Pension and You, said the planned amendment of the Pension Reform Act, PRA, of 2004, must clearly make the payment of gratuity compulsory and unambiguous.
