The Nigeria Workers' Council (NWC) was a

national trade union federation A national trade union center (or national center or central) is a federation or confederation of trade unions in a country. Nearly every country in the world has a national trade union center, and many have more than one. In some regions, such a ...

in Nigeria. The federation was founded in 1962 as a split from the

United Labour Congress The United Labour Congress (ULC) was a national trade union federation in Nigeria. History The federation was established in 1962, when the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria merged with the Nigeria Trade Union Congress (NTUC). The federation deci ...

(ULC), over a dispute about delegate selection for the

International Labour Organization The International Labour Organization (ILO) is a United Nations agency whose mandate is to advance social and economic justice by setting international labour standards. Founded in October 1919 under the League of Nations, it is the first and o ...

congress. It was led by N. Anunobi, with Nnaemeka Chukwura also a leading figure. It affiliated to the

International Federation of Christian Trade Unions The World Confederation of Labour (WCL) was an international labour organization founded in 1920 and based in Europe. Totalitarian governments of the 1930s repressed the federation and imprisoned many of its leaders, limiting operations until the ...

. In 1978, the federation merged with the ULC, the

Nigeria Trade Union Congress The Nigeria Trade Union Congress (NTUC) was a national trade union federation in Nigeria. History The union was founded in 1960, as a split from the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUCN) by members who wished to align with the World Federation of ...

and the smaller

Labour Unity Front The Labour Unity Front (LUF) was a national trade union federation in Nigeria. The federation was established in 1963 by Michael Imoudu and Gogo Chu Nzeribe, who had recently been removed from the leadership of the Nigeria Trade Union Congress (N ...

, to form the

Nigeria Labour Congress The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) is an umbrella organization for trade unions in Nigeria. History The Nigerian Labour Congress was founded in December 1978, as a merger of four different organisations: the Nigeria Trade Union Congress (NTUC), ...

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Trade unions in Nigeria Trade unions established in 1962 Trade unions disestablished in 1978