In Nigeria, workers’ rights are determined by a series of game-changing events in the country’s history. These include the fight for self-rule, legislation on labour laws as well as labour union formations which have all had a great impact on the improvement and security of the rights for Nigerian workers.1. The Iva Valley Shooting
According to historians, working conditions in Nigeria under Colonia British Rule were very harsh. Individuals were physical punished, forced acts of humiliation were meted out to the people, and irregular payments of arrears were owed to workers. So, in late 1949, local miners believed that large sums of arrears were owed to them, but were being withheld by the mines’ management, decided to demand their rights by striking.
The solidarity and activism among Nigerian workers in the independence movement set the groundwork for future labor movements and improvements in labor rights.Following Nigeria’s independence in 1960, significant strides were made in the legal protection of workers’ rights with the enactment of labor laws and regulations. The Trade Union Act of 1973, the Labor Act of 1974, and subsequent amendments established legal frameworks for collective bargaining, dispute resolution, and workplace safety.
To challenge such abuses, unions of workers rose and activists demanding better working conditions, fair wages, corporate social responsibility derided them. This fight over labor rights within the Nigerian oil industry remains the most important issue of our time.After many years of military dictatorship, Nigeria became a democracy in 1999 which brought in a new democratic era.
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)
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