STUDY Trade Unions in Transformation A Case Study of the National Union of Textile, Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria ISMAIL BELLO October 2017 n Following massive losses of factory jobs the NUTGTWN embarked on a new strategy of organizational inclusion of self-employed tailors and flanking this new approach with intensified political campaigns in support of factory employment in the sector. n The new strategy will need to address and find common ground for representing the interests of the union's different constituencies. Union education and training programs along with increased member involvement are essential. n Trade Unions in Transformation is an FES project that identifies unions’ power re­sources and capabilities that contribute to successful trade union action. This study features among two dozen case studies from around the world demonstrating how unions have transformed to get stronger.