The Nigerian government has commended the International Labour Organisation, ILO, for all the support extended to Nigeria over the years on numerous developmental programmes.
Minister of Labour and Employment, Muhammad Dingyadi expressed this when he received ILO country Director, Vanessa Phala.
The Minister also assured the Country Director that Nigeria would extend a warm welcome and all necessary courtesies to the Director General of the ILO, Gilbert Houngbo when he visits the country next month.
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The ILO Country Director, Vanessa Phala, who was accompanied by top ILO officials, briefed the Minister on their activities, stating that the organisation would continue to provide both technical and financial support to Nigeria in all critical areas, including occupational safety and health, labour migration, industrial relations and social protection, as well as in efforts to eliminate child labour.
She also disclosed that the ILO, working in partnership with UNICEF, would extend its social protection interventions to four additional states in the country this year.
(Editor: Okechukwu Eze)
