Nigerian labour unions have always confounded me. As a teenager, it struck me as weird that the Academic Staff Union of Universities...

The Federal Government must adopt an industrial resolution mechanism to resolve the labour crises in Kaduna and Kogi states to escape the looming sanction from the International Labour Organisation (ILO), labour experts have said.  Reacting to the dragging of Nigeria to the ILO Committee on Application of Standards for flouting ILO conventions 86 and 97…

The Federal Government must adopt an industrial resolution mechanism to resolve the labour crises in Kaduna and Kogi states to escape the looming sanction from the International Labour Organisation (ILO), labour experts have said. 

There are indications that the International Labour Organisation (ILO) might sanction Nigeria over industrial infractions by Kaduna and Kogi states.The Deputy President of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Peters Adeyemi, who stated this in an exclusive interview with The Guardian in Abuja

The dynamism that operates in the workplace that often necessitates renegotiation amongst the contending forces was at the centre of the recently concluded International Labour Conference. 

The Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Idiat Oluranti Adebule, has lauded the organizers of the Safety Summit Lagos 2018, stating that the forum was a necessary and strategic...

There is no respite for children in Nigeria despite the passage of the Child Rights Act, which seeks to guarantee their basic rights. Indeed, about 70 per cent of Nigerian children are engaged in street hawking, 23 per cent in domestic work and 15 per cent in street begging, among other jobs....

The Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) has created a special fund to ensure prompt settlement of claims and compensation of injured workers.  

In marking World Day Against Child Labour today, the international Labour Organisation (ILO) and experts have canvassed prioritising campaigns against child labour and promoting safe, healthy work for employed youths. Director General of ILO, Guy Ryder, who disclosed that about 73 million children are engaged in hazardous work, said 153 million children between ages five…

The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has dragged some International Oil Companies (IOCs) to the International Labour Organisation (ILO) committee on standards over anti-labour practices in Nigeria.    Making the presentation to the committee at the ILO building in Geneva, Switzerland, the President of NUPENG, William Akporeha, alleged that the status…

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has taken the Federal Government to the International Labour Organisation (ILO) over provisions in the proposed labour law that seek...

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has urged co-ordinated action to end rising cases of children labourers worldwide, which has hit 152 million. Director-General of the ILO, Guy Ryder, who spoke yesterday on the sideline of the on-going ILO yearly conference in Geneva, Switzerland, said the economic root causes of child-labour must be such as global…