Labour

Use forfeited properties for public interest, TUC urges FG

Ihesiulo Grace 13 October 2019 0

The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has called on the federal government to use all the forfeited properties including the N1trillion said to have been recovered from corrupt Nigerians to provide some basic amenities lacking all over the country. The congress in a press statement signed

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Fight against corruption: TUC, VON advocate improved workers’ welfare

Ihesiulo Grace 1 August 2018 0

…Tasks Govt on affordable housing The leadership of Voice of Nigeria (VON), in partnership with the Trade Union Congress (TUC), has advocated better welfare package for Nigerian workers as such will help stamp out corruption among public servants and those in the private sector. The call was made Tuesday in Abuja during an interactive meeting […]

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Industrial court nullifies compulsory retirement of former Ekiti TUC Chief

Ihesiulo Grace 10 July 2018 0

It was jubilation galore on Monday as the National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN), nullified the demotion and compulsory retirement of former Trade Union Congress (TUC), Chairman in Ekiti State, Mr. Kolawole Olaiya, by the Ayo Fayose administration. The court also ordered that Olaiya be reinstated to his position as the Principal Legal Officer, the […]

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Court order disobedience: Trade union registrar risks going to jail

Ihesiulo Grace 19 January 2018 0

The Registrar of Trade Unions of the Ministry of Labour and Employment risks prison sentence for allegedly refusing to comply with the order of the Court of Appeal which directed her to change and issue a new certificate in the name of Agricultural and Allied Union of Nigeria (AAUN) or immediately commence the process of […]

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ULC disappointedby NLC, TUC over castigation

Ihesiulo Grace 28 February 2017 0

The United Labour Congress (ULC) says it is disappointed in the actions of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) following the joint letter issued by the duo to the Ministry of Labour and Productivity, seeking to stop the registration of the newly formed association led by Comrade Joe Ajaero, a […]

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How AFL–CIO Is Opposing Obama’S Trade Pact

Ihesiulo Grace 22 April 2015 0

The American Federation of Labour and Congress of Industrial Organisations AFL-CIO’s PACs recently stopped all donations to Congress members’ campaigns as a way to protest Trade Promotion Authority, also known as “fast-track.” AFL-CIO head Richard Trumka explains that the legislation would also pledge Congress to only give the pact an up-or-down

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Trade Unions Voice Demands on Decent Work

Ihesiulo Grace 1 April 2015 0

Representatives of trade union centres from G7 countries, international trade union organisations, the German government, business investors, NGOs and the OECD have met to get answers on how to ensure effective implementation of labour rights in global supply chains through shared responsibility. At the meeting with the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, trade union