NLC mourns as top labour leader dies at ILO conference in Geneva

By Bimbola Oyesola
The Nigerian labour movement was thrown into mourning yesterday, following the death of Domingo Michael Adeleke, Chairman of the Lagos State Joint Negotiating Council (JNC) and prominent member of the Nigeria Civil Service Union (NCSU), who died in Geneva, Switzerland, after a brief illness.
A statement by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) said Adeleke passed away while attending the 114th Session of the International Labour Conference (ILC), where he was representing Nigerian workers on the global stage.
The NLC described his death as a devastating loss to the trade union movement, noting that the veteran labour leader remained actively engaged in workers’ advo...