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Nigeria (241) > Freedom of association, collective bargaining and industrial relations (28)
| Name: | Trade Unions Act (Chapter 437), as amended. |
| Country: | Nigeria |
| Subject(s): | Freedom of association, collective bargaining and industrial relations |
| Type of legislation: | Law, Act |
| Adopted on: | 1973-11-01 |
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| ISN: | NGA-1973-L-42153 |
| Link: | https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_isn=42153&p_lang=en |
| Bibliography: | The Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 1990, Federal Ministry of Justice, pp. 15065-15112 Compendium of Nigerian Labour Laws, 1997, Nigeria Employers' Consultative Association, Lagos, Nigeria, pp. 353-416 Compendium of Nigerian Social and Labour Laws, 2004-01, Nigeria Employers' Consultative Association, Lagos, Nigeria, Second Edition, ISBN: 978-32575-1-X, pp. 392-455 |
| Abstract/Citation: | Provides comprehensive legislation on trade unions. Part I governs the registration of trade unions. Members of the Nigerian armed forces, customs and prison services, Central Bank, and certain other government bodies are prohibited from forming unions, although they may set up joint consultative committees (s. 11). Section 15 prohibits the use of trade union funds for lending political support to elected officials. Part II governs federations of trade unions. Part III establishes and regulates a Central Labour Organisation, which has the function of educating and informing trade unions, representing their collective interests to the government, and, if requested, participating in collective bargaining. Part IV regulates accounts and returns of registered bodies. Part V contains miscellaneous and general provisions, including the right to peacefully picket (s. 42). |
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