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Views: Visits 6 NLC President, Comrade Ayuba Waba and others …Buhari backs workers over pay …Sanwo-Olu promises 395,000 jobs By Our Reporters Organised Labour yesterday, directed workers in the states where governors were yet to implement the new minimum wage to immediately begin an indefinite strike. This came as the Federal Government said state governors had no choice but to pay the N30,000 national minimum wage, warning that any governor not paying was breaching th...

April 27 marked 27 years since SA’s first democratic elections as a result of the attainment of political freedom and democracy. Liberation struggle stalwart and labour activist, Dr Tlou Theophilus Cholo is one of those who played a critical role in the achievement of freedom.

Nigeria plans to expand N-Power programme to one million people Mr Buhari said that the expansion of the N-Power programme would ensure job creation and poverty alleviation. 2 min read The federal government says it will expand the N-Power programme from the present 500,000 beneficiaries to one million. President Muhammadu Buhari said this in a message to commemorate the 2021 Workers’ Day celebration on Saturday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the 2021 ...

Virtual HR Conclave The Institute of Management Studies (IMS) Noida organised a virtual conclave on the theme “Changing Dynamics and Sustainability in Disruptive Times”. The speakers were Dr. Kulneet Suri, Senior Director, IMS Noida; G. Sridhar GM-CSR NTPC; Aditya Pal Singh, Director, Talent Acquisition; Mahesh Munjal, CMD, Majestic Auto Limited; Abhay Kapoor, Senior HR Leader, Amazon, and Rajneesh Singh, Managing Partner, Simply HR Solution. IIT-Roorkee holds virtual tech fest The Indian ...

President Edgar Lungu has directed the Ministry Of Labour and Social Security to extend sector-based minimum wages to other sectors in the country in order to protect the rights of vulnerable categories of employees. President Lungu told Minister of Labour Joyce Nonde-Simukoko to further expedite the process of coming up with the sector minimum wages. ZANIS reports that the Head of State gave the directive during the commemoration of the 2021 International Labour Day in Lusaka held at Mulungush...

Minimum Wage: Transfer to concurrent list won’t work – FG Mr Ngige says the new minimum wage was a national law, which would not be manipulated by anyone. 3 min read The Federal Government has told workers that the transfer of the National Minimum Wage from the Exclusive to Concurrent list would not work. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, gave the hint at the 2021 May Day celebration, on Saturday in Abuja. The theme of the May Day celebration is: “COVID-1...

By Joan Nwagwu Abuja, May 1, 2021 The Organised Labour has called for a general salary review of core civil servants in the country. Mr Quadri Olaleye, the President, Nigeria Trade Congress (TUC) made the call at the 2021 May Day celebration, jointly organised by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the TUC on

The devastating fire at the University of Cape Town on 18 April 2021 raises questions about the character and governance of South African universities. Are our universities collective projects, communities in which scholars, students and support staff work together? Or are they hierarchical businesses run by managers, of employees, for customers? The university’s response to the fire reminds us of the importance of community, the role of the university in society and the limits to manageriali...

Acting Managing Director and Chief Executive of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Dr Kelly Nwagha, Wednesday, disclosed...

By Tjibbe Hoekstra2021-04-26T14:17:00+01:00 The Dutch multi-sector pension fund PGB will join the platform for sustainable development investments (SDIs) that was launched last year by pension asset managers APG and PGGM. The €32.4bn PGB expects joining the platform will provide it with a more reliable picture of its investments relating to the United Nations’ sustainable development goals (SDGs). The negotiations to join the platform are in the final stages, according to PGB. The pension...