Nigeria, others converge for ILO’s 111 International Labour Conference in Geneva, Switzerland

Nigeria’s delegates across the three tripartite of Government, Employer’s group and Organised labour are among the 187 members states participating at this year’s  International Labour Organisation (ILO)’s 111 International Labour Conference (ILC) which kicks off today. 

This year’s conference will hold from today, Monday June 5 to Friday, June 16.

The annual event of the International Labour Organization (ILO) returns in full swing this year with more delegates unlike last year, when delegates were streamlined due to construction work at the United Nations’ Palais, venue of the event.

Worker, employer and government delegates from the ILO’s 187 Member States are expected to tackle a wide range of issues that have a long-term impact on the world of work, including:
A second standard-setting discussion on quality apprenticeships, a recurrent discussion on the strategic objective of social protection  (labour protection).
Others include a general discussion on a just transition, including consideration of industrial policies and technology, towards environmentally sustainable economies and societies for all.
The ILO noted that there would also be a proposed Convention and Recommendation concerning the partial revision of 15 international labour instruments, following the inclusion of a safe and healthy working environment in the ILO’s framework of fundamental principles and rights at work.
A World of Work Summit will equally takes place on the 14 and 15 June. This is convened around the central theme of “Social Justice for All”.

According to the ILO, this will be a high-level forum for global voices to address the need for increased, coordinated and coherent action in support of social justice. 

“It will provide an opportunity to discuss the Global Coalition for Social Justice initiative, which was welcomed by the Governing Body of the International Labour Office at its 347th Session in March 2023,” the global body stated.
The Summit will feature a programme of addresses and panel discussions that will bring together Heads of State and Government, the ILO Director-General, and high-level representatives from the United Nations, other international organizations, and employers’ and workers’ organizations.