The Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) has urged employers to regard worker safety and social protection as strategic investments that enhance business competitiveness rather than as operational costs. Speaking at the fifth Annual Summit…
The International Labour Organization (ILO) has endorsed renewed commitments by Group of Seven (G7) Labour and Employment Ministers to promote quality jobs, strengthen worker protections, and advance decent work standards as labour markets face mounting…
The African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa) has urged African governments to accelerate the ratification of International Labour Organisation (ILO) Convention No. 190 to strengthen protection for workers against violence and…
Members of the Steel and Engineering Workers’ Union of Nigeria (SEWUN) staged a solidarity protest on Friday, calling for urgent intervention to protect more than 10,000 workers of WEMPCO Group whose employment status has become…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have called for a legally binding international convention to protect workers in the rapidly expanding digital economy, saying such a framework is necessary to…
The National Council on Climate Change (NCCC) has commended the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the Nigeria LabourCongress (NLC) for their efforts to protect workers and promote decent job creation as Nigeria advances its energy…
Nigerian workers face a bleak post-retirement future if systemic failures in pension administration persist, the Nigeria Civil Service Union (NCSU) has warned. NCSU General Secretary, Mr. Gbenga Olowoyo, who also serves as National General Secretary…
The Managing Director of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, Oluwaseun Faleye, has called for stricter enforcement of labour laws and improved institutional performance to ensure Nigerian workers receive meaningful protection. Faleye made the call…
The Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO), Mr. Gilbert F. Houngbo, has called for human-centred and rights-based policies to address rapid technological change and growing fragmentation in the global labour market. Mr. Houngbo made…
The President of the National Industrial Court, Justice Benedict Kanyip, on Monday highlighted gaps in the Employees’ Compensation Act (ECA), warning that several provisions still leave workers inadequately protected. Speaking at an engagement organised by…
