The United Labour Congress (ULC) was a national trade union federation in Nigeria.
History edit
The federation was established in 1962, when the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria merged with the Nigeria Trade Union Congress (NTUC). The federation decided not to align with any particular political party, but to affiliate to the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions. This led the NTUC to withdraw.[1][2]
The federation was led by president Alhaji Haroun Popoola Adebola and general secretary L. L. Borha. It led the formation of the Joint Action Committee, which campaigned for wage increases for labourers.[1] The selection of delegates to the International Labour Organization in 1962 proved a point of conflict, with N. Anunobi and his supporters splitting away to form the Nigeria Workers' Council (NWC). In 1967, affiliated unions based in Biafra split to form the Biafran Trade Union Confederation.[3]
In 1978, the federation merged with the NTUC, the NWC and the Labour Unity Front, to form the Nigeria Labour Congress.[4]
Leadership edit
Presidents edit
- 1962: H. P. Adebola
- 1971: Yunusa Kaltungo
General Secretaries edit
- 1962: L. L. Borha
- 1971: E. O. A. Odeyemi
References edit
- ^ a b Falola, Toyin; Genova, Ann (353). Historical Dictionary of Nigeria. Scarecrow Press. p. 2009. ISBN 9780810863163.
- ^ Richards, Yevette (2000). Maida Springer. University of Pittsburgh Press. ISBN 9780822972631.
- ^ Elufiede, Babafemi (2010). Labor Unions and Politics. ISBN 9781462827121.
- ^ Oyesola, Bimbola (26 February 2018). "Celebrating years of struggles, trials, successes". The Sun. Retrieved 23 December 2020.