U.S. Solidarity Centre Decries Casualisation in Niger Delta

This Day
22 June 2011

U.S. Solidarity Centre Decries Casualisation in Niger Delta

The United States Solidarity Centre has released a new report detailing the Nigerian oil industry's shift from permanent, direct employment towards outsourced and temporary labour - known in Nigeria as "casualisation."

The Solidarity Centre is an international non-profit allied organisation of the AFL-CIO established to provide assistance to workers around the world. The centre works with trade unions, nongovernmental organisations, community organisations, and governments to advance workers' rights and promote broad-based, sustainable economic and democratic development in 60 countries.

The report titled 'Degradation of Work: Oil and Casualisation of Labour in the Niger Delta' argues that the casualisation of labour is industry-wide, and is a clear attempt to reduce the cost of doing business while simultaneously breaking workers' strength.