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  • Eritrea’s workers’ confederation reviews 2025 performance and sets a 2026 action plan

    Eritrea’s workers’ confederation reviews 2025 performance and sets a 2026 action plan

    Eritrea’s workers’ confederation reviews 2025 performance and sets a 2026 action plan

    Figures shared via Shabait and republished through Africa Newsroom indicate Eritrea’s National Confederation of Eritrean Workers (NCEW) held an executive meeting to assess 2025 activities and outline a 2026 plan.

    The update says discussions covered labour relations, external relations, administration and finance, human resources development, and programmes focused on women and youth workers.

    Labour bodies can be early indicators of policy emphasis—especially around productivity, training, dispute resolution, and workforce mobilisation across sectors.

    Shabait said the committee held “extensive discussions” on the plan and priority areas. A Ministry-linked post echoed the same focus areas, including “human resources development” and organisational strengthening.

    Echotitbits take:
    The key is whether targets become measurable. Watch for published benchmarks—training numbers, dispute-resolution metrics, sector programmes, and any link to national productivity or employment campaigns.

    Source: Shabait — January 2, 2026 — https://shabait.com/amp/2026/01/02/ncew-meeting-on-action-plan-for-2026/
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  • Labour movement rallies nationwide protest over worsening insecurity

    Labour movement rallies nationwide protest over worsening insecurity

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    2025-12-15

    In a report by Vanguard, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) urged workers and civil society allies to protest nationwide against worsening insecurity, with Abuja among focal points.

    The mobilisation reflects how security failures are increasingly being framed not only as policing issues but also as economic and worker-welfare crises affecting commuting, business activity, and daily costs.

    Vanguard (original report): “take to the streets…in a nationwide protest against…worsening insecurity.”

    Note: “Two additional mainstream validations with direct quotes were not available in retrieved sources for this session.”

    Analysis/Echotitbits take: If turnout is strong, pressure will mount for concrete security deliverables. Watch the police posture, route approvals, and whether labour sets follow-up timelines or escalates into broader industrial action.

    Source: Vanguard — December 15, 2025 (https://www.vanguardngr.com/2025/12/nlc-rallies-workers-allies-for-protest-over-insecurity/)

  • Insecurity: Labour unions plan nationwide street protest for Dec. 17

    Insecurity: Labour unions plan nationwide street protest for Dec. 17

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    2025-12-13

    According to The Punch, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) says it will stage a nationwide protest on December 17 to demand stronger action on insecurity and to push for better protection of lives and livelihoods.

    The union leadership argues that persistent attacks, kidnappings and community violence are undermining economic activity and deepening hardship, and it wants government to treat security as an urgent national emergency.

    Separate reports by Vanguard and TheCable also described the planned action and quoted labour leaders framing the protest as a pressure tool to compel a firmer security response, with Vanguard noting it was intended to be nationwide.

    Organised labour urged citizens to support peaceful mobilisation while calling on authorities to avoid heavy-handed responses that could inflame tensions.

    Analysis/Echotitbits take: If labour follows through, the protest will be a real test of how the government is reading public frustration about insecurity. Watch for: (1) whether state chapters mobilise beyond major cities, (2) whether government announces fresh security measures ahead of the date, and (3) whether the protest expands into broader economic demands.

    Source: The Punch — 13 Dec 2025 (https://punchng.com/nlc-to-hold-nationwide-protest-over-insecurity-december-17/?amp)