Olabiyi-Agoro emerges PENGASSAN president
In his acceptance speech, the new president promised among others, to prioritize workers welfare and continue with the legacies set by Osifo.
Workers, labour leaders quickened Nigeria’s independence, says Textile union
Industry and Labour @ 50: Democracy, Good Governance and Industrial Development”, was the thrust of a three-day education conference organised by National Union of Textile, Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria, NUTGTWN in conjunction with the Nigeria Textile Garment and Tailoring Employers Association, NTGTEA.
Implement minimum wage now, NLC advises FG
NIGERIA Labour Congress, NLC, has advised government to immediately implement the N18000 new minimum wage to avoid a looming industrial action.
Real sector must create jobs, says Aganga
It is no longer news that many factories in Nigeria have closed down and thousands of jobs lost. Government has maintained that industries must not only declare profits, but must create job opportunities. Employers on the other hand, is insisting that government is not doing enough to sustain business.
NDE gives N1m grant to develop workshop for the deaf
A group of deaf and hard of hearing (HOH) persons who are under the Deaf and Cabinet Society of Nigeria, have received a grant of one million naira from the National Directorate of Employment, NDE, towards the development of the group’s furniture workshop.
HIV/AIDS in the work place: Duties of the employer, employee
This edition details the duties of the employer and the employee in handling people living with HIV/ AIDS as stated in the new international standards adopted at the 99th International Labour Conference, held in Geneva, Switzerland.
