June 7, 2026
Joe Ajaero, NLC President
*Details violence, intimidation, state interference
*Says Nigeria has turned rights crisis into a “malignant cancer”
By Victor Ahiuma-Young
*Details violence, intimidation, state interference*Says Nigeria has turned rights crisis into a “malignant cancer” By Victor Ahiuma-Young GENEVA, SWITZERLAND — The Organised Labour has dragged the Federal government before the International Labour Organization, ILO, accusing authorities at both federal and state levels of systematic violations of workers’ rights, trade union freedoms and collective bargaining agreements […]
June 7, 2026
Joe Ajaero, NLC President
*Details violence, intimidation, state interference
*Says Nigeria has turned rights crisis into a “malignant cancer”
By Victor Ahiuma-Young

The Nigeria Labour Congress has accused the Federal Government of serial workers' rights abuses and anti-union discrimination,…

NLC Drags Nigeria Before ILC Over Alleged Anti- Labour Practices

Nigeria is expected to report back to the International Labour Organisation, ILO, by September on measures taken to address…

Nigeria faces a September 2026 deadline from the ILO to address concerns about workers' rights and trade union freedoms. Learn…

President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Joe Ajaero, has declared that arrests, intimidation and harassment would not deter…

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