Employment growth strategy centres will reduce unemployment – Union

Salako, who spoke in Lagos at the weekend, said such strategy will ensure that more and better paid jobs are available for women and men with a particular focus on making economic growth pro-poor and employment friendly.“We call on government to put in place policies that would harness the potentials of globalisation to create decent […]

Salako, who spoke in Lagos at the weekend, said such strategy will ensure that more and better paid jobs are available for women and men with a particular focus on making economic growth pro-poor and employment friendly.
“We call on government to put in place policies that would harness the potentials of globalisation to create decent jobs and transform rural economies. To reduce underemployment and poverty and facilitate private sector investment to create more employment should be the strategic target of the  Economic Development Council set up by the Federal Government’’.
He emphasized the need to promote decent work in work places in Nigeria, saying his union is committed to spreading the campaign of same among its members in the country.