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House Probes Alleged Violation Of Labour Laws By IOCs

November 29, 2019 6:54 am

The House of Representatives has ordered an investigation into the alleged violation of labour laws by international oil companies (IOCs), including the casualisation of labour.

The House also directed the Minister of Labour, Employment and Productivity, Dr. Chris Ngige, to provide to the Committee on Labour, Employment and Productivity a performance update and report concerning plan to reform the process of granting and renewing recruiters’ licence to labour contractors as announced in July 2018.

The House took the decision following the adoption of a motion moved by Hon. Benjamin Kalu.

Kalu said Nigeria, as a member of the International Labour …

Corbyn Britain’s Labour Hit By Internal Strife At Campaign Start

Britain’s Labour Hit By Internal Strife At Campaign Start

November 7, 2019 10:39 am
 Resignation and defection are forcing Jeremy Corbyn’ to confront two scourges hounding his Labour Party as it tries to unseat UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson: anti-Semitism and Brexit.
Labour is hoping to regain power for the first time in nearly a decade when voters go to the polls on December 12 to help settle the crisis caused by Britain’s delayed divorce from the EU.

It was looking like an uphill slog from the start: Corbyn has some of the worst approval ratings of any leader of the opposition on record and his century-old party is badly behind in the polls.

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India At Work: Labour Reforms Aim To Boost Wages

India At Work: Labour Reforms Aim To Boost Wages

November 3, 2019 3:01 pm

Mumbai, India – Each day is a new test of Deepak Kumar’s resolve as he waits with dozens of others outside the Khar railway station in India ‘s financial capital, Mumbai, hoping to be hired by local contractors for a day’s work on a construction site.

“It’s always the same risky work and the hours never change, but the pay varies a lot,” Kumar tells Al Jazeera. Beholden to the whims of the “bosses” of the construction firms, his income sometimes dips below the customary $7-per-day rate for inner-city Mumbai, pushing his finances to the brink, he says.

“Right now

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FG, Labour Revel Minimum Wage Pact, Payment Begins Now

FG, Labour Revel Minimum Wage Pact, Payment Begins Now

October 19, 2019 1:01 am

Palpable delight has greeted the agreement reached on Thursday night between the federal government and organised labour on the minimum wage, leading to an announcement of its immediate implementation by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige.

After long hours of negotiations for three consecutive days, the federal government and the labour unions finally signed an agreement in the early hours of yesterday on the consequential adjustments of ₦30,000 minimum wage for Nigerian workers.

The full payment of the minimum wage should start immediately by government and all employers of labour; the minister said shortly after the federal …

Labour: Agreement On Minimum Wage Increase Is A Hoax

Labour: Agreement On Minimum Wage Increase Is A Hoax

October 17, 2019 7:04 am

The President, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Dr. Ayuba Wabba, has described as mere speculation, reports of an agreement to a 20 percent and 13.5 percent consequential adjustments for workers on Grade Levels 7-14 and 15-17 respectively.

At the minimum wage meeting, Wabba said although organized labor and the government’s representatives have made concessions, they were both discussing to reach a definite agreement on the salary adjustments.

“We have made progress in many areas, the areas we are talking is that of implementation and the consequential adjustment, that is the only subject matter that is under consideration and that is …

Labour Strike: NLC Shuts Offices And Schools In Asaba

Labour Strike: NLC Shuts Offices And Schools In Asaba

October 16, 2019 10:01 am

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Delta chapter has started to shut offices and schools in Asaba ahead of the planned strike over delay to implement the new minimum wage.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports on Wednesday that the NLC members were seen patrolling Asaba in a marked Hiace mini-bus, closing government offices and turning back school children.

Recall that the national body of the NLC had threatened to go on strike from Thursday if the Federal Government fails to meet its demand on the consequential adjustment.

Before the meetings, labour was demanding a 29 per cent increase for …

Labour Braces For Strike As Talks With FG Collapse

Labour Braces For Strike As Talks With FG Collapse

October 15, 2019 2:09 pm

The threat by the organised labour to embark on a strike tomorrow gathered momentum yesterday as the meeting between the federal government and labour failed to agree on the terms for the implementation of the ₦30,000 minimum wage signed into law on April 18.

Following yesterday’s stalemate, both sides are expected to meet again today in what labour has described as a decisive moment, which will either result in the suspension of its planned industrial action on Wednesday or make it happen.

At the resumed negotiations chaired by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, which had representatives …

Federal Government, Labour Resume Minimum Wage Talks Today

Federal Government, Labour Resume Minimum Wage Talks Today

October 15, 2019 2:39 am

• Implementation date remains April, negotiation end November, says Ngige
• Thousands of workers face bleak Xmas over biometrics

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has assured the Labour Union that despite the delay in negotiation of consequential adjustment, the take-off date for the implementation of the new minimum wage is April 18, 2019 when President Muhammadu Buhari signed the bill into law.

Speaking ahead of resumption of discussion today in Abuja, the minister hinted that government desires to end negotiation on the consequential adjustment before the end of next month to allow for smooth implementation of …

Labour Interpreted Minimum Wage Increase Wrongly - Ngige

Labour Interpreted Minimum Wage Increase Wrongly – Ngige

October 11, 2019 2:34 am

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, Thursday attributed the challenges being experienced in reaching agreement on full implementation of the new minimum wage increase, caused by the present impasse over the consequential adjustment of the minimum wage for Grade Levels 7 to 17, to the wrong interpretation of the increase by the organised labour.

The minister, while receiving a delegation of the Nigeria Employers Consultative Association (NECA) who visited him in Abuja, accused labour of interpreting the minimum wage to suit its purpose.

He said: “Consequential adjustment of the minimum wage is the main issue. It …

Labour Gives Government 21 Days To Pay New Minimum Wage

Labour Gives Government 21 Days To Pay New Minimum Wage

October 8, 2019 1:21 pm

Organised labour yesterday gave the three tiers of government October 31 as deadline to pay the ₦30,000 new minimum wage.

Following series of stalemated talks, both the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) had last week issued an ultimatum urging federal government to conclude negotiations on the consequential adjustment on the new minimum wage on or before October 16.

NLC and TUC also gave federal government till Wednesday (tomorrow) to reconvene and conclude negotiation on consequential adjustment for the new minimum wage.

The two labour centres warned that if their demands on the full implementation of the …

Labour Disagrees With Ngige, Says FG Can Fund Demand

Labour Disagrees With Ngige, Says FG Can Fund Demand

October 5, 2019 1:28 pm

Organised Labour has faulted the pronouncement of Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige that the federal government would only be able to pay the minimum wage if it retrenched some workers.

Ngige declared last week that the federal government would not be able to meet the demand of organised labour on the percentage for consequential adjustment of the ₦30,000 new minimum wage owing to dwindling revenue.

Reacting to the statement, Labour said Ngige was merely expressing a personal opinion when he said that the number of workers in the federal government’s payroll was very high and the …

Tribunal set to deliver judgment on Okorocha, Izunaso case

Labour gives Okorocha 7-day ultimatum to pay salaries

April 10, 2019 7:23 am

The organised Labour in Imo State comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), the Joint Public Service Negotiating Council (PSNC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) on Tuesday issued a 7-day ultimatum to the state government to pay March 2019 salaries owed to state Civil servants and all the outstanding pension arrears.

The Labour, in a letter to the state governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha and obtained by The Daily Times said that all efforts to ensure that the state Accountant-General pay the March 2019 salaries yielded no result.

The letter jointly signed by the state chairman of the NLC, Comrade Austin Chilakpu, …

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