LABOUR MINISTER LAUNCHES NATIONAL POLICY ON LABOUR MIGRATION

The Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige with support of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), International Labour Organization (ILO), 18 August, launched the National Policy on Labour Migration.

Sen. Ngige, at the Federal Secretariat in Abuja, unveiled the National Policy on Labour Migration, National Electronic Labour Exchange job centres and also inaugurated a Technical Working Committee and Social Partner Advisory Committee as part of the mechanism of the project.

Speaking at the launch, the chief of mission, IOM, Ms Enira KRDZALIC said that the policy addressed the protection of migrant workers and promotion of their welfare and that of their families left behind amongst others.

She said that the IOM has supported the government to develop other initiatives to effectively manage migration in a more efficient and coherent manner including the establishment of Migrant Resource Centres in Abuja and Lagos.

Richard Young, the deputy HOD, stated that the policy has been produced with the joint technical support of International Labour Organization and the International Organization for Migration with funding from the European Union.

Young also stated that the European Union welcomes the adoption of the policy and that it looked forward to the concrete implementation of the policy. “We are also happy to witness the inauguration of the two committees, namely the Technical Working Committee and the Social Partner Advisory Committee, as part of the coordination mechanism of the project”, he said.