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"
Our struggles, more for better living conditions for Nigerians than wages — NLC
“This crisis is not an accident of fate but a direct consequence of ill-thought-out and ill- implemented policies by the Tinubu-led federal government”
Workers are victims of economic crisis — NUPENG
Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, has said the economic downturn confronting the country has affected every sector, and workers have borne the brunt of these hardships
Economic crisis: Stakeholders brainstorm on survival options for workers
“Many workers in the informal sector have been forced into low-paying and unstable jobs, with underemployment rates also rising”
PENGASSAN hunts for survival strategies amid IOCs divestment, other challenges
PENGASSAN, annual Energy and Labour Summit, PEALS, has become a reference point for stakeholders in the nation’s petroleum industry.
160m children, victims of child labour worldwide — ILO
The International Labour Organisation, ILO, has said that child labour remains one of the most pressing issues of today.
Extreme heat causes 22.85m occupational injuries, 18,970 deaths annually — ILO
The International Labour Organization, ILO, has raised the alarm over increasing exposure of workers to heat stress globally.
We‘ll clear roadblocks to efficient service delivery— NSITF’s MD/CEO
Managing Director of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, NSITF, Mr. Oluwaseun Faleye, has vowed to clear all roadblocks hindering an efficient service delivery
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”
Tanker drivers to stop products movement at night
NUPENG, led by Augustine Egbon, has said it will stop the movement of tankers from 6pm as part of efforts to address cases of night accidents and attacks
It’s in our interest to safeguard jobs — NECA
What should drive wages? I think what should be first is productivity, your competence, the value you are adding. Those are what should drive wages above the minimum wage
FG, ILO, others seek ways to end child labour
182 on the worst forms of child labour, among others.
“I am here today to assure you that the situation of Child Labour will not continue. I promise to use my good office to reach out to all those in authority”
