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FG determined to facilitate fair and orderly labor migration – labor permanent secretary

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7 months ago

August 18, 2022

The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labor and Employment, Ms Kachollom S. Daju, mni, has said that the Federal Government is determined to facilitate fair and orderly Labor migration so as to better protect all migrant workers and enable them contribute fully to sustainable development both in their countries of origin and destination.

Daju said this in Abuja at a One-Day Workshop for the Validation of the Pre-Departure Orientation Seminar Training Manual and Gender Mainstreaming Strategy Development by the Federal Ministry of Labor and Employment.

She stated that as part of the implementation of the National Policy on Labor Migration (NPLM), 2014, the Ministry has established three Migrant Resource Centers in Abuja, Lagos and Edo states to promote regular Labor migration flow, provide accurate and up-to-date information, assist Labor migrants make informed decisions about their employment offers and countries of destination while providing referral services and reintegration services for return migrants.

Daju commended the efforts of the International Labor Organization (ILO) in collaborating with the Ministry to develop a Pre-Departure Orientation Seminar (PDOS) training manual and Gender Mainstreaming Strategy (GMS) for the International Labor Division of the Ministry to strengthen capacity and complement gender related initiatives and programs within the framework of the FAIRWAY Global project.

The FAIRWAY Project is an Inter-Regional development cooperation project aimed at improving conditions of Labor migration across migration pathways from Africa to Arab states.

Earlier, in a goodwill message, the Director, International Labor Organization Country Office for Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Liaison Office for ECOWAS, Vanessa Phala emphasized the importance of effectively safeguarding the rights of migrant workers as reflected in both the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration.

She added that the strategy is further envisaged to serve as a framework for enhancing the Government’s role and providing an accompanying mechanism aimed at improving engagement in initiatives related to gender.