Nigeria: Govt Threatens Sanction Against Labour Recruiters in Oil Sector

Abuja — The Federal Government has threatened to withdraw the licence of labour contractors that engage in anti-labour practices.

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, who disclosed this when hosting the newly elected members of the National Administrative Council (NAC) of Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) in Abuja, disclosed that the Ministry is working on reforming the process of granting and renewing recruiters license to labour contractors with the aim of ensuring adherence to expatriate quotas and eschew unfair labour practices.

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