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Eritrea: NCEW Holds Meeting On Assessing Bilateral Cooperation With the Italian Trade UnionThe National Confederation of Eritrean Workers (NCEW) held a meeting on November 18 here in the capital to assess bilateral cooperation with the Italian Trade Union.
Source : AllAfrica | 19-Nov-2008 23:21
NDC to Tackle Youth Unemployment As National Emergency
Mr. John Dramani Mahama, running mate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, has said the NDC would tackle youth unemployment as a national emergency policy.
Source : AllAfrica | 19-Nov-2008 22:25
South Africa: New Study Highlights Mines' Use of Subcontracted Labour
RESEARCH findings by the sociology of work unit of the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) revealed yesterday that more than 60% of platinum mines in the Rustenburg area employed subcontracted mineworkers to avoid direct accountability in cases of accidents and death.
Source : AllAfrica | 19-Nov-2008 14:41
South Africa: COPE 'Misinforming Miners About Their Pensions'
THE National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has accused the Congress of the People (COPE) of starting a campaign of misinformation among miners concerning their pension funds in an effort to recruit new members.
Source : AllAfrica | 19-Nov-2008 14:26
Nigeria: Why Degree No Longer Guarantees Automatic Job - Expert
An expert in Human Resource Development has explained why having a degree no longer guarantees a good job in Nigeria, saying this is partly due to the high number of graduates currently produced and the quality of education offered which does not match the required skills in the industries.
Source : AllAfrica | 19-Nov-2008 12:41
Nigeria: Global Workers Set Agenda for Oshiomhole
International Trade Union Confederation, an amalgam of workers in five continents, yesterday set agenda for Edo State Governor, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, and urged him to bring to bear the value of the trade union movement in his activities and policy pronouncements.
Source : AllAfrica | 19-Nov-2008 11:50
Nigeria: Polytechnic Teachers Issue Another Ultimatum to FG
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has issued another 21-day ultimatum to the Federal Government to implement the new scheme of service the union negotiated with it since 2001 or face a possible strike. The ultimatum is the second one this year.
Source : AllAfrica | 19-Nov-2008 11:20
Nigeria: Investment of Pension Funds - SEC Approves Five Rating Agencies
National Pension Commission (PenCom) says only five credit rating agencies have been approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission to determine instruments in which pension funds can be invested.
Source : AllAfrica | 19-Nov-2008 10:28
Uganda: Districts Fail to Recruit Registered Teachers
DISTRICT service commissions have failed to recruit the required 3,000 registered primary school teachers, the education ministry permanent secretary has said.
Source : AllAfrica | 19-Nov-2008 07:26
Namibia: Single Farmers' Union On Cards
The different agricultural unions in Namibia might form one unified body in due course after a planning meeting of the Namibia Agricultural Union (NAU) last week.
Source : AllAfrica | 18-Nov-2008 19:06
Namibia: Sheep Exports to SA Still Halted
The ban on live sheep exports to South Africa, which has bogged down sheep producers for nearly two years, could seriously damage the small-stock sector in Namibia and cause the closure of some abattoirs.
Source : AllAfrica | 18-Nov-2008 19:06
Nigeria: Lawmaker Flags-Off Vocational Training Pragramme for 60 Youths
A member representing Langtang North and South federal constituency of Plateau State in the House of Representatives, Hon. Beni Lar has flagged-off a six week training programme for 60 youths in deferent vocational skills to enable them became more productive to themselves and the wider society.
Source : AllAfrica | 18-Nov-2008 18:24
Nigeria: Oshiomhole Promises to Create Job Opportunities in Edo
The people of Edo State, from this week, should expect plenty of fireworks in the democratic transformation of the state as, Governor Adams Aliu Oshiomhole has sworn to boost workers' moral in the next four years.
Source : AllAfrica | 18-Nov-2008 18:20
Nigeria: Organised Labour, WFTU Speak On Poverty Alleviation
The World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) in collaboration with five Nigerian trade unions at the weekend, organised a seminar on poverty alleviation programmes for Nigerian workers.
Source : AllAfrica | 18-Nov-2008 18:20
Nigeria: Dead Nigerians in a Lebanese Factory
Some foreign businessmen, especially these wonna-be Whites (the Lebanese, Indians, Koreans, Chinese, etc), in Nigeria are arrogant, rude and obnoxious. Financially comfortable and in addition, having a false sense of racial superiority, they feel they can ride roughshod over Nigerians. They often treat their Nigerian employees as peons - wage-earning slaves.
Source : AllAfrica | 18-Nov-2008 18:20
Nigeria: FG Holds Workshop On Youth Employment Plan
Federal Government on Monday opened the national workshop for the creation of a youth employment action plan for Nigeria just as the Youth Development Minister, Akinlabi Olasunkanmi, advocated the establishment of school vocational clubs in primary and secondary schools.
Source : AllAfrica | 18-Nov-2008 18:20
Nigeria: Citizens in Benin Republic Get Severance Benefits Next Month
Workers of Save Sugar Company and Onigbolo Cement Company, the two Nigeria owned Companies, based in the Republic Benin, would soon be smiling to the banks, as the governments of both countries have concluded arrangements to pay their severance allowances in December, 2008.
Source : AllAfrica | 18-Nov-2008 17:59
Nigeria: Yuletide - Imo Govt Reads Riot Act to Petroleum Marketers
Imo State government has sounded it loud and clear to petroleum marketers operating in the state to conduct themselves in the spirit of New Face of Imo, by not hoarding petroleum products or indulge in the sales of adulterated products during the yuletide.
Source : AllAfrica | 18-Nov-2008 17:57
Nigeria: Global Entrepreneurship Harps On Unemployment And Poverty
Global Entrepreneurship, a Multinational non- governmental organisation, has reiterated on the need to generate new ideas and develop entrepreneurship solutions to address challenges of unemployment and poverty which have become serious issues in Nigeria.
Source : AllAfrica | 18-Nov-2008 17:57
Nigeria: ITF - Bankole, Yayale Insist On People's Empowerment
The speaker, House of Representatives, Hon. Dimeji Bankole, has insisted that there is strong need to enhance employment opportunities for the nation's citizenry, as a way of empowering them economically and socially.
Source : AllAfrica | 18-Nov-2008 17:57
Zimbabwe: 7 Fired for Exposing Shady Deals At RBZ
SENIOR officials allegedly dismissed seven National Youth Service (NYS) graduates from the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe Bulawayo branch for allegedly unearthing shady foreign currency deals.
Source : AllAfrica | 18-Nov-2008 16:57
Nigeria: Peace Microfinance Bank to Empower Low-Income Earners
The management of Peace Microfinance Bank Limited said plans are underway to empower low-income earners and civil servants in acquisition of property.
Source : AllAfrica | 18-Nov-2008 16:33
Nigeria: Luth Health Workers Shelve Planned Strike
MEDICAL and Health Worker's Union of Nigeria (MHWUN), Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), on Monday suspended its planned industrial action, initially billed for yesterday.
Source : AllAfrica | 18-Nov-2008 15:49
City Sacks Over 40 Employees
The Addis Abeba City Government last week fired more than 40 employees from its Land Administration and Development Authority and injected an almost entirely new generation staff.
Source : AllAfrica | 18-Nov-2008 15:33
South Africa: Mining Sector Opting for Subcontractors
Research conducted by the Human Science Research Council (HSRC) and the University of the Witwatersrand has indicated that companies in the mining sector are opting for subcontractors instead of employing permanent staff.
Source : AllAfrica | 18-Nov-2008 14:21
Nigeria: Niger Civil Servants Are Timid - Gov Aliyu
Following the disposition to issues of probity and accountability as it relates to their superiors, the Governor of Niger State, Dr Muazu Aliyu has described civil servants in the state as timid.
Source : AllAfrica | 18-Nov-2008 12:52
Nigeria: Ex-Servicemen Want Solution to Their Problems
Ex-servicemen under the footbridge at Wuse Zone 3 Shopping complex, Abuja, yesterday called on the Defence Headquarters' to end their suffering by calling on the Military Pensions Board to pay their outstanding pensions.
Source : AllAfrica | 18-Nov-2008 12:52
Rwanda: Carte! Carte!
On November 14, President Paul Kagame received the "Committed to Connecting the World Award at this year's International Telecommunication Union Council (High-Level Segment).
Source : AllAfrica | 18-Nov-2008 12:50
City Admin Puts Vendors Out of Business
City council employees on Saturday started demolishing structures belonging to informal traders at the Gaborone West shopping complex and surrounding areas.
Source : AllAfrica | 18-Nov-2008 09:55
Zambia: Produce More Food, ZNFU Urges Farmers
ZAMBIA National Farmers Union (ZNFU) president, Jervis Zimba has appealed to farmers in the country to support the national agenda by producing more food crops in order to avoid food shortages.
Source : AllAfrica | 18-Nov-2008 09:31
South Africa: Jobs and the Risk of a Debt Nightmare
ARE SA's consumers caught in the "debt nightmare" of the more alarmist headlines? The answer is probably not. But that doesn't mean we don't have a household debt problem that needs careful handling if nightmares are to be avoided.
Source : AllAfrica | 18-Nov-2008 09:05
South Africa: Why So Slow?
MINE workers' unions are justifiably concerned over the delay in the release to the public of a long-overdue audit report on mine safety, but this is a matter of greater importance than the interests of labour.
Source : AllAfrica | 18-Nov-2008 09:02
Mozambique: Former Tobacco Workers Demand Compensation
About 1,000 Mozambicans who were once seasonal workers for the now defunct Malema Tobacco Company (ETAMA), in the northern Mozambican province of Nampula, are threatening to occupy, as from Monday, the headquarters of the Malema District Economic Services, the home of the chief of these services, and the factory's premises as a means to press the government to pay them the compensation they claim is still owing.
Source : AllAfrica | 17-Nov-2008 18:42
Uganda: Health Ministry Starts Policy to Protect Workers
THE greatest revolution in the health sector is the national policy to protect workers' health. It came into force early this year.
Source : AllAfrica | 17-Nov-2008 15:49
Liberia: Public Works Employees Vow to Speak Out
Employees of the Ministry of Public Works say they would continue to speak out for their rights at the ministry without any fear of reprisal despite claims by the administration of the ministry that they are a purported group of individuals that are holding unauthorized gathering; issuing inflammatory and unfounded statements of false accusations against the administration.
Source : AllAfrica | 17-Nov-2008 15:36
Liberia: Acid Attack On Firestone Employee Again
A group of illicit tappers has again attacked an employee of Firestone with acid water, leaving him with burns on his ears, two legs and other parts of his body.
Source : AllAfrica | 17-Nov-2008 15:25
South Africa: Country Must Intensify Its Efforts to Build High-End Skills
South Africa should intensify its efforts to build high-end skills to translate research findings into economic outcomes, says Science and Technology Minister Mosibudi Mangena.
Source : AllAfrica | 17-Nov-2008 15:07
Tanzania: From 'State House' to Police Lockup
When President Kikwete at the beginning of his term promised he would create employment to a huge number of Tanzanians, little did he know that con artists would take advantage of his statement to rip off unsuspecting citizens looking for jobs.
Source : AllAfrica | 17-Nov-2008 14:42
Uganda: RDC Blocks Transfer of Hospital Staff
Nakawa division deputy RDC Fred Babwine has disagreed with a proposal by Kampala city council to transfer materials and staff of Naguru hospital after its demolition.
Source : AllAfrica | 17-Nov-2008 14:37
Nigeria: PTDF Okays $10 Million to Train 2,569 Engineers
The Petroleum Technology Development Fund (PTDF) has set aside $10 million (about N1.17 billion) for the training of 2,569 engineers.
Source : AllAfrica | 17-Nov-2008 14:14
Nigeria: How Employers Enslave Casual Workers in Lagos
Casualization exists where an individual involved is employed but lacks the rights and benefits which a normal employee would have.
Source : AllAfrica | 17-Nov-2008 14:03
Tanzania: Instant Loan Scheme Targets Civil Servants
Though not relatively new to Tanzania's nascent micro-finance industry, Instant credit Ltd which was incorporated as a locally registered micro - finance service provider in 2006, has grown from strength to strength and now boasts a network of over 30 branches across the country.
Source : AllAfrica | 17-Nov-2008 13:22
Nigeria: Tension in Yobe Over N1.7 Billion Loan to Workers
The whole brouhaha is about a whopping N1.7 billion loan which the Yobe State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), secured for its members from the Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB), but the state Governor Senator Mamman Ali, came out publicly and dissociated himself from it, claiming that the whole package was shrouded in secrecy and a breach of bureaucracy on the part of labour.
Source : AllAfrica | 17-Nov-2008 13:20
Nigeria: Militants Abduct Shell Staff
Militants yesterday morning abducted a staff of Shell, Mr. Fidelis Akpoghiran in Port Harcourt.
Source : AllAfrica | 17-Nov-2008 10:43
Nigeria: Nimasa Set to Sponsor Dock Workers' Training
As part of efforts to enhance Port operations in Nigeria, the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, has concluded plans to sponsor dock workers for training.
Source : AllAfrica | 17-Nov-2008 10:09
Zimbabwe: 50 Complete Junior Officers Course
FIFTY-FIVE police officers, prison officers and soldiers on Friday graduated at the Zimbabwe Staff College after undergoing a five-month junior officers course in Harare.
Source : AllAfrica | 17-Nov-2008 09:53