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ILO Adopts Historic Global Rules To Protect Gig Economy Workers

NewsDeskNgJun 12, 2026June 12, 20260

International Labour Organization adopts historic global rules establishing protections for gig economy workers across digital platforms worldwide under new convention. Members of the UN labour agency voted overwhelmingly on Friday to adopt the landmark convention, establishing new protections for people working in sectors such as ride-hailing, food delivery and online...

Persons without jobs hit 402m in 2024 globally

NewsDeskNgMay 30, 2024May 30, 20240

The number of people without jobs stands at 402 million globally in 2024. The International Labour Organisation, ILO, disclosed this in the May edition of its World Employment and Social Outlook report. The report explained that the global ‘Jobs Gap’ measures the number of persons without a job but want...

Fulfil your part of agreements, memoranda – ASUU tells Nigerian Govt

NewsDeskNgMay 24, 2024May 24, 20240

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Kano zone, has called on the Federal Government to address all the outstanding issues in the agreements and memoranda it signed with the union to ensure industrial harmony in Nigeria. The Zonal Coordinator, Abdulqadir Muhammad, made this call during a news briefing at...

ILO report indicates lapses in media coverage of labour migration in Nigeria

NewsDeskNgJan 9, 2023January 9, 20230

*recommends more capacity building By Michael Paul Journalists in Nigeria need to do more to amplify experiences of returning migrant workers, a new report released by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) has indicated. The report released by the ILO Abuja Country office analyzed eight Nigerian Newspapers over a period of...