Ahead of yesterdays presentation of the Instrument of the Ratification of Maritime Labour Convention, the minister of Labour and Productivity; Chief Emeka Nwogu has assured that the Federal Government is
committed to the provision of decent and adequate jobs for Nigeria’s teeming youths.
The minister gave the assurance yesterday while presenting Nigeria’s report at the on-going 102nd Conference of the Inteenational Labour Organisation (ILO).
Ahead of yesterdays presentation of the Instrument of the Ratification of Maritime Labour Convention, the minister of Labour and Productivity; Chief Emeka Nwogu has assured that the Federal Government is
committed to the provision of decent and adequate jobs for Nigeria’s teeming youths.
The minister gave the assurance yesterday while presenting Nigeria’s report at the on-going 102nd Conference of the Inteenational Labour Organisation (ILO).
Chief Nwogu who was later confirmed to be the head of Nigeria’s delegation to the ILO meeting and the one to present Nigeria’s MLC Instrument of Ratification told delegates from across the globe at the United Nations Office in Geneva that President Goodluck Jonathan is committed to provision of Information Technology-focused skills.
He also added that the Federal Government is committed to social security and labour provision, all in a bid to attain Nigeria’s vision of becoming one of the 20 leading world economies by year 2020.
The minister however admonished the ILO to also focus on capacity building and also develop the informal economy, which he described as a major source of employment generation.
Present at the session were the executive director, Maritime Labour and Cabotage in NIMASA; Barrister Callistus Nwabueze, senior personnel of NIMASA, as well as the chairman of National Seafarers Welfare Board; Otunba Kunle Folarin and some members of the National Assembly.
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