Why 68 million Nigerians do not have jobs
By Toyin Dawodu “The impact of the IMF-inspired Structural Adjustment Programme during the Babangida regime fundamentally destabilized our economy, and ultimately altered the mobility of some of our...
View ArticlePost MDGs: Jobs creation will bring development, says ILO boss
Director, International Labour Organisation (ILO) Country Office for English speaking West Africa, Ms. Sinanzeni Chuma-Mkandawire, has challenged governments in the sub-region to ensure inclusive,...
View ArticleASSBIFI boss unveils manifesto for TUC Presidency
National President of Association of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions (ASSBIFI), Comrade Sunday Salako, at the weekend in Lagos, unveiled his manifesto for presidency of the Trade Union...
View ArticleSkill acquisition for CSOs, NGOs others, key to meeting healthcare goals-CISLAC
The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Center (CISLAC) has called on Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) on Community Based Health Insurance Scheme (CBHI) to...
View ArticleWorld needs 470m jobs by 2030 to keep up with population growth –ILO
Director-General of the International Labour Organisation (ILO), Guy Ryder has warned world leaders that the current policies to address the global crisis are failing to stop rising unemployment in...
View ArticleWorkers Day: Jonathan links historical development to labour movement
President Goodluck Jonathan delved into archives during this year’s May Day celebrations, last week in Abuja, when noted that the nation’s foundation is closely linked to the history of the trade union...
View ArticleFIWON, others plans social protection bill for members
By Sylvester Enoghase, slytoenoghase@yahoo.com, 08023403318 Informal workers under the aegis of the Federation of Informal Workers’ Organisations of Nigeria (FIWON) of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC)...
View ArticleFIWON, others plans social protection bill for members
By Sylvester Enoghase, slytoenoghase@yahoo.com, 08023403318 Informal workers under the aegis of the Federation of Informal Workers’ Organisations of Nigeria (FIWON) of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC)...
View ArticleILO, others says young people deserve a better start
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) said at the weekend that the global economic and social crisis urgently requires collective action from the public and private sectors, trade unions and...
View ArticleFocus on SMEs as vehicle for job creation, growth, Oshinowo urges NNEW
In a bid to reduce the increasing rates of unemployment and under- employment in Nigeria, the Director General of Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA), Segun Oshinowo, recently called on...
View ArticleBe democratic in handling strike, Imo workers tell Gov
workers under the aegis of Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations, Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees (AUPCTRE) want Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo state to follow the path...
View Article‘Promasidor’s Quill media awards to promote professionalism’
Keith Richards, managing director of Promasidor Nigeria Limited, makers of Cowbell brand of beverage drinks, on Saturday, said the annual Quill Media Award it organises, is part of efforts to Promote...
View ArticleDon’t use state-of-emergency as ploy for extra-judicial killings –labour warns
Organised Labour, under the aegis of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) at the weekend warned the Federal Government to ensure that the state of emergency declared...
View ArticlePolice lack power to ban peaceful workers’ protest, Labour insists
Organised Labour, under the aegis of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), insisted at the weekend that there is no law empowering the Nigerian Police to ban peaceful...
View ArticleSouth-South has earned N337.9m from oil subsidy savings, Labour Minister
The Minister of Labour and Productivity, Chief Emeka Wogu at the weekend said the six states of the South-South geo-political zone have received a total of N337.9 from the Federal Government’s Subsidy...
View ArticleITUC-Africa seeks commitment to human capital development
The African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa) has called for greater commitment of resources to skills and human capital development through investment...
View ArticleLabour laments rising insecurity, fears unemployment rate hits 60%
Worried about the rising communal and sectarian violence across the country the organised Labour, under the aegis of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC), at the weekend...
View ArticleUN Post-2015 Report: ITUC, TUC seek decent work, protections of rights
The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) at the weekend urged the United Nations to raise its poverty benchmark from $1.25 per day. This, they said,...
View ArticleWorld leaders must make rapid changes affecting jobs, ILO DG
By Sylvester Enoghase, reporting from Geneva, Switzerland The 102nd International Labour Conference (ILC) opened on Wednesday June 5, 2013 with the International Labour Organisation (ILO)’s...
View ArticleTUC women boss advocates global action against child labour
Chairperson of the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), Comrade Rose orji Kalu wants world leaders to urgently tackle challenges of Child labour, which she says is a fundamental abuse of human...
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