NLC Mourns as Nigerian Labour Official dies in Geneva
The Chairman of the Lagos State Joint Negotiating Council (JNC), Comrade Domingo Michael Adeleke, has died in Geneva, Switzerland, while attending the ongoing 114th Session of the International Labour Conference (ILC). Adeleke passed away on Tuesday after a brief illness, throwing the Nigerian delegation to the conference and the labour movement into mourning. The late […]
NLC Reports Nigeria to ILO, Accuses Govt of Systematic Assault on Workers Rights, Union Freedoms
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has reported Nigeria to the Committee on the Application of Standards of the International Labour Organisation (ILO), accusing the Federal Government and some state authorities of persistent violations of workers’ rights, trade union freedoms and collective bargaining obligations under ILO Convention 98. Addressing delegates at the 114th International Labour Conference […]
NLC, TUC Reject Court Order, Declare FCT Workers’ Strike Ongoing
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) have condemned what they described as a “one-sided” ruling of the National Industrial Court in Abuja on the ongoing strike by workers in the Federal Capital Territory, vowing to stand firmly with the workers until their demands were met. In a joint […]
Your are ‘Judas Iscariot of Nigerian Trade Unionism’, NUPENG tells Oshiomhole
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) has labelled former Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) president, Senator Adams Oshiomhole as the “Judas Iscariot of Nigerian trade unionism,” and declared him persona non grata within the ranks of oil and gas workers in Nigeria. In a strongly worded statement signed by NUPENG President Comrade […]