The AU-ILO Joint Planning Meeting held on 8 April 2024 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, has reassured on the strengthening of the collaboration and coordination between the African Union (AU) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) to promote decent work and social justice in the continent. The joint planning meeting featured 20 representatives from both institutions […]
The Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) has expressed its readiness to collaborate with the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in its current reforms and privatisation programme of the Federal Government. The Acting Director-General of the Bureau, Mr. Ignatius Ayewoh, made this remark when he recently paid a courtesy visit to the President of the labour union, […]
The Director-General of the International Labour Organization (ILO), Gilbert Houngbo, has called for reinforced multilateralism and a focus on social justice for a sustained global recovery, highlighting the need to bolster investment in social policies, institutions, and dialogue. Houngbo, in statements delivered at the just concluded World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) spring meetings […]
The latest report by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) released on Thursday indicated that over 24 million Nigerian children between the ages of 5 to 17 were engaged in child labour. According to the report titled ‘Nigeria Forced Labour Survey 2022’ a total of 24,673,485, representing 39.2% of […]
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, on Monday assured the state’s indigenes and residents that his administration would continue to fulfil all promises made to the public service by ensuring the provision of adequate working tools for the workforce. Abiodun gave the assurance during the swearing-in of the newly appointed Head of Service, Mr. Kehinde […]
The Lagos State Government has rectified a six-year-old basic salary error in the pay of civil servants across the state as part of its sustained efforts to improve the socioeconomic well-being of public servants in the state. The initiative, which was announced on the official Lagos State Government’s handle on X, will reflect in the […]
The African Development Bank (AfDB) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has released a joint report designed to support practitioners and decision makers to turn migration into a force for development in Africa. The report titled ‘Diaspora Engagement, Climate-Induced Migration and Skills Mobility: A Focus on Africa’ examines the impact of migration on human […]
Ogun State Government has restated its commitment to ensuring that the recent crisis between the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) and the Ogun State Park Management Board (OGSPAM) are amicably resolved as part of its efforts to ensure industrial peace in the state. The State Commissioner for Transportation, Engr. Dairo Olugbenga, who updated […]
….As Forced Commercial Sex Labour Accounts For 73% Of Profits A new report from the International Labour Organization (ILO) has revealed that forced labour in the private economy generates US$236 billion in illegal profits annually. The labour organization disclosed that the report’s findings indicated that the total amount of illegal profits from forced labour had […]
The International Labour Organization (ILO) has reported that its agreement on the issue of the living wage during a Meeting of Experts on Wage Policies in February was on Wednesday endorsed by its Governing body At the February meeting, the experts agreed that decent wages are central to economic and social development and to advance […]