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Nigeria pledges support for implementing ECOWAS labour programmes
Abuja, Nigeria (PANA) – The Nigerian Federal Government has pledged to support the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission in the implementation of its labour and employment programmes and policies within the sub-region.
Labour and Employment minister Chris Ngige told the ECOWAS Commissioner for Social Affairs and Gender Matters, Dr Siga Fatima Jagni, in Abuja on Tuesday that the government and people of Nigeria are an integral part of the ECOWAS, and we will not shirk our responsibilities in that direction.
Ngige appreciated the efforts of the Commission in forging unity in the region, and pledged Nigeria’s continued support to the Commission in realising its mandate
He gave the assurance that Nigeria would support and adhere to all ECOWAS Labour Migration and Employment policies, and called for proper legalization of such policies, so that people would not be short-changed and unduly harassed when they export their skills in the region.
Meanwhile, Dr Jagni said her visit was necessitated by the need to seek the support of the minister for the implementation of labour and employment programmes and policies in the region.
She stated that her visit was also to specifically request the ministry’s collaboration in organizing the forthcoming 2018 General Assembly of the Social Dialogue Forum/Meeting of ECOWAS Ministers in charge of Labour and Employment scheduled for Abuja in December 2018.
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Labour and Employment minister Chris Ngige told the ECOWAS Commissioner for Social Affairs and Gender Matters, Dr Siga Fatima Jagni, in Abuja on Tuesday that the government and people of Nigeria are an integral part of the ECOWAS, and we will not shirk our responsibilities in that direction.
Ngige appreciated the efforts of the Commission in forging unity in the region, and pledged Nigeria’s continued support to the Commission in realising its mandate
He gave the assurance that Nigeria would support and adhere to all ECOWAS Labour Migration and Employment policies, and called for proper legalization of such policies, so that people would not be short-changed and unduly harassed when they export their skills in the region.
Meanwhile, Dr Jagni said her visit was necessitated by the need to seek the support of the minister for the implementation of labour and employment programmes and policies in the region.
She stated that her visit was also to specifically request the ministry’s collaboration in organizing the forthcoming 2018 General Assembly of the Social Dialogue Forum/Meeting of ECOWAS Ministers in charge of Labour and Employment scheduled for Abuja in December 2018.
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