The International Labor Organization (ILO) on Sunday praised Nigeria for its unprecedented commitment to tripartite social dialogue and decent work.
ILO Director-General Gilbert Hombo received the Minister of Labor and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige.
This is a statement issued by the Director of Press and Public Relations at the Ministry of Labor and Employment, Orajide Oshundun.
The Minister was in Geneva to attend the latest meeting of his ILO Council.
However, Ngige points out that two of his instruments, the 1975 Migrant Workers Convention (143) (supplementary provisions) and the 1997 Private Employment Agencies Convention (181), which Nigeria has ratified, he submitted to the ILO Director-General. Mr. Houngbo said during his attendance at the conference he noted the renewed passion and commitment that the Nigerian government has shown in recent years to trilateral social dialogue and decent work.
In his opinion, this would allow him to ratify four treaties in one year.
“The Minister of Nigeria said he will come here in November 2022 to introduce his Convention 2006 C(187) on the Framework to Promote Safety and Health at Work and the 2019 C(190) on Violence and Harassment. I remember depositing two instruments of ratification.
"Also, in less than five months, the country has ratified and deposited two more treaties, which is very commendable," Hombo said. The ILO head also noted that Nigeria's labor minister has served on the Council and Parliament since 2016, calling him "knowledgeable and hardworking".
“He has been a great speaker on the Governing Body and I am grateful to him for keeping in touch with the ILO even after his tenure as the current Minister of Nigeria.”
Earlier, in depositing his ratified C143 and his C181 treaties, Mr. Ngige said these treaties were essential to expanding employment networks and decent jobs in the world of work. I was.
He also said the treaty would strengthen Nigeria's capacity and improve cooperation with other countries in protecting migrant workers through ethical recruitment.
“These treaties will improve remittance flows and optimize the benefits of organized labor migration in our country.
“We will further strengthen our ability to conclude bilateral labor agreements (BLA) or memoranda of understanding (MoU) with target countries that have ratified the same agreement,” Ngige said.
The Minister added that the ratification of these treaties has been carefully put together and passed through a crucible of deliberations both in stakeholder dialogues and workshops. He said this is to ensure proper alignment with relevant national laws and policies, including the Labor Code CAP LI, the National Labor Migration Policy, the National Employment Policy, and the National Migration Policy.
“Due diligence and legislative scrutiny ensure that these two ratified conventions, in collaboration with the International Labor Migration Department and the National Electronic Labor Exchange (ILMD/NELEX), will facilitate domestic and international organized labor migration. guaranteed to manage
“They are also in line with our goal of establishing a Job Center and a Migrant Resource Center (MRC) to facilitate job placement and safe migration in Nigeria.
“When he deposited the two treaties ratified by Nigeria in November 2022, he failed to inform the Secretary-General that four more were underway.
"I have been determined to bring them in soon after ratification. Today, we have two of these instruments of ratification signed by the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Mohammed Buhari,” the minister added.
Also at the event, Cynthia Samuel Orongjuwon, ILO Regional Director for Africa, Nigeria, commended President Buhari for hosting the Global Youth Employment Forum in Abuja in 2019.
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