NLC News

  The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Thursday rejected any increase in Value Added Tax (VAT), as it pointed out that the planned increase in VAT would erode any benefit the increase in the national minimum wage would bring to workers and Nigerians. Describing it as insensitive, the congress advised …

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  These Attacks and Killings are Reprehensible But…. We at the Nigeria Labour Congress condemn in strongest terms, the attacks on businesses and killings of Nigerians by South Africans in South Africa.These attacks and killings are beastly and unacceptable. The frequency and escalation of these attacks are not only reprehensible …

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The Nigeria Labour Congress has expressed concern over rising cases of kidnapping, Boko Haram attacks, communal clashes and general national insecurity, saying it will convene a National Security Summit and hold national rallies over the challenge. The NLC also called for immediate implementation of the new minimum wage, saying that …

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Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) wants government at all levels to immediately commence the implementation of the new national minimum wage, saying government can no longer hide under protracted negotiation with workers on consequential adjustment to delay the implementation.   Rising from its National Executive Council meeting, the Congress expressed concern …

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NOTIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF COMRADE EMMANUEL UBGOAJA AS THE NEW GENERAL SECRETARY OF THE NIGERIA LABOUR CONGRESS (NLC)                                                               …

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The Federal Government has given International Oil Companies (IOCs) a two-week ultimatum to pay outstanding debts to dockworkers employed by stevedoring contractors appointed by the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA). President-General of the Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) Comrade Adewale Adeyanju said the directive was issued at a meeting convened …

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The International Labour Organisation said on Thursday it looked forward to the implementation of the job creation policies of the Nigerian Government. ILO’s Director-General, Guy Ryder, disclosed at a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja that the organisation had worked with Nigeria’s Ministry of Labour on employment policies for …

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The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, has called on organised labour to challenge political leaders to ensure that state resources meet the needs of workers and other Nigerians. Oshiomhole made the call in Abuja at a reception in honour of the Director-General, International Labour Organisation, Mr …

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  Organised Labour made up of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has written the federal government warning against staggered implementation of the new national minimum wage, describing it as divisive and catastrophic. Labour is also concerned about the stalemate in the negotiation between the …

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