Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige has proposed mandatory training for leaders of labour unions.
The Minister made the proposal while defending the budget for his ministry before the house of representatives committee on labour.
Ngige in the statement released by the ministry he heads, said labour union leaders disregard the ministry of labour due to lack of knowledge about Nigerian laws, adding that it’s dangerous to have inadequate information about the constitution.
He stated that the mandatory training will provide the right information for labour union leaders on limits regarding how to make demands, familiarise the union leaders with the laws of trade unionism, trade dispute resolution, and the convention of the International Labour Organisation (ILO).
The statement read;
“You know a lot of people who answer labour and union leaders are not trained in the labour laws of the country, including those who are professors. They disrespect labour laws. They disrespect the labour ministry, labour committees and everybody.
“So, we want to upgrade MINILS and make it mandatory that once you are elected as comrade president or secretary general or whatever, you must go there for a course that will last not less than eight weeks, to get certificated.
Ngige in the statement released by the ministry he heads, said labour union leaders disregard the ministry of labour due to lack of knowledge about Nigerian laws, adding that it’s dangerous to have inadequate information about the constitution.
He stated that the mandatory training will provide the right information for labour union leaders on limits regarding how to make demands, familiarise the union leaders with the laws of trade unionism, trade dispute resolution, and the convention of the International Labour Organisation (ILO).
The statement read;
“You know a lot of people who answer labour and union leaders are not trained in the labour laws of the country, including those who are professors. They disrespect labour laws. They disrespect the labour ministry, labour committees and everybody.
“So, we want to upgrade MINILS and make it mandatory that once you are elected as comrade president or secretary general or whatever, you must go there for a course that will last not less than eight weeks, to get certificated.
