NLC wants return of Yar’adua era social dialogue

President of the NLC Comrade Ayuba Wabba made the call in Geneva, Switzerland at the on-going 104th Session of ILO’s International Labour Conference, where he said that Yar’adua’s approach “benefitted industrial relations practice in the country.” He said effective dialogue with all stakeholders will greatly aid in addressing the issues of endemic poverty, burgeoning unemployment, […]

President of the NLC Comrade Ayuba Wabba made the call in Geneva, Switzerland at the on-going 104th Session of ILO’s International Labour Conference, where he said that Yar’adua’s approach “benefitted industrial relations practice in the country.”
He said effective dialogue with all stakeholders will greatly aid in addressing the issues of endemic poverty, burgeoning unemployment, frustrating and depressed wage regimes combined with the Boko Haram insurgency which have worsened the condition of the child in Nigeria.
 Accordingly, he requested the ILO to avail the government of President Buhari the necessary technical and institutional support to revive the culture of social dialogue in the country, pledging that the NLC is deeply committed to genuine participation in the revival of the social dialogue.
 He said NLC was eager to discuss the core issues of labour interest including job creation, migration management, social protection floors implementation and the broader issues around the structural transformation of the Nigerian economy.
 The Congress President welcomed the announcement by the Director General that a Global Commission would be put in place to look at the issues within the world of work as well as serve as a debate document during the centenary of ILO.