workers’ rights Nigeria Archives - Freedom Online ...express yourself Tue, 09 Jun 2026 18:15:59 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://freedomonline.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/cropped-icon-32x32.png workers’ rights Nigeria Archives - Freedom Online 32 32 Nigerian Labour Leader Domingo Adeleke Dies During ILC in Geneva https://freedomonline.com.ng/nigerian-labour-leader-domingo-adeleke-dies-during-ilc-in-geneva/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/nigerian-labour-leader-domingo-adeleke-dies-during-ilc-in-geneva/#respond Tue, 09 Jun 2026 18:15:59 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=278683 The Nigerian delegation to the 114th International Labour Conference (ILC) in Geneva has been plunged into mourning following the sudden death of Domingo Adeleke, a leading figure in Nigeria’s trade union movement. Adeleke, who served as Chairman of the Lagos State Joint Negotiating Council (JNC), passed away on Monday after a brief illness while attending […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/nigerian-labour-leader-domingo-adeleke-dies-during-ilc-in-geneva/feed/ 0 NLC Rejects Minimum Wage Tax, Demands Immediate Living Wage for Nigerian Workers https://freedomonline.com.ng/nlc-rejects-minimum-wage-tax-demands-immediate-living-wage-for-nigerian-workers/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/nlc-rejects-minimum-wage-tax-demands-immediate-living-wage-for-nigerian-workers/#respond Tue, 09 Jun 2026 16:52:56 +0000 https://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=278658 The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has firmly rejected proposals to tax the national minimum wage, insisting instead on the urgent adoption of a living wage for all Nigerian workers. Joe Ajaero, NLC President, made the announcement on the sidelines of the 114th International Labour Conference (ILC) in Geneva, Switzerland. He described any attempt to levy […]

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