Nigeria has been elected the Chair of the Governing Body of the International Labour Organisation (ILO).
The election was one of the activities that concluded this year’s International Labour Conference (ILC), which took place in Geneva Switzerland from 5th to 16th June 2023.
Nigeria’s Ambassador to Switzerland, Ambassador Richard Abiodun Adejola, thanked the members for the confidence reposed on Nigeria, promising that the trust would be held with all sense of responsibility.
He expressed the hope that “for the period of one year that Nigeria will lead the Governing Body, decisions would be reached by consensus”.
Ambassador Adejola also solicited the support of members of the Governing Body during this period of Nigeria’s leadership from June 2023 to June 2024.
At the end of the conference ends, the delegates, as part of the outcomes of this year’s ILC, adopted a new apprenticeship standard among other keys decisions.
The new labour standard aims to support opportunities for people of all ages to skill, re-skill and up-skill continuously in rapidly changing labour markets.
It provides a clear definition of apprenticeships, specifies inspirational standards for quality apprenticeships, including rights and protection for apprentices.
The Conference also passed resolutions on a Just Transition, saying it was imperative to advance a Just Transition to achieve social justice, eradicate poverty and support decent work.
They also endorsed the ILO Guidelines for a Just Transition towards environmentally sustainable economies and societies as a basis for action and the central reference for policymaking, as well as the adoption of the Conclusions of the Recurrent Discussion Committee on Labour Protection.
