FG is aware of underemployment in the country – Minister

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Nwabueze Ngige, has said the present administration of President Muhammadu Buhari is fully aware of the high rate of unemployment and underemployment and the need to combat it through diversification of the economy.   Sen. Ngige who was represented by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry Dr. Clement […]

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Nwabueze Ngige, has said the present administration of President Muhammadu Buhari is fully aware of the high rate of unemployment and underemployment and the need to combat it through diversification of the economy.  
Sen. Ngige who was represented by the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry Dr. Clement Illoh stated this in Abuja in his keynote address at the National Dialogue on Future of Work Initiative organized by the ministry in collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO). 
Sen. Ngige stressed that the National Dialogue on Future of Work Initiatives has become very imperative for Nigeria as a country in order to develop strategies for addressing the various challenges and changes which have emerged in the World of Work over the years.
Such challenges, according to him, include climate change, casualization, contract work, information and communication technology, working from home, outsourcing.   
He stated that the importance of the National Dialogue on Future of Work Initiative cannot be overemphasized, saying  apart from opening the window of opportunities for the advancement of ILO’s mandate for social justice through engagement of all stakeholders to debate and contribute to the reflection on the Future of Work, it will also establish a High-level Commission on the Future of Work that will organize activities at the 108th Session of the ILO Conference in Geneva, Switzerland in 2019 during its centenary where the Report of the commission will be discussed. 
He said that this administration is strongly committed to promotion of inclusive and sustainable economic development, productive employment and creation of decent jobs for our teeming youths. 
The ILO country office Director Dr. Dennis Zulu said that the main objectives of the Initiative are to generate a better understanding of the forces transforming the world of work and the implications for governments, workers and employers,  to provide a constructive forum for the exchange of ideas and information between the tripartite constituents.