Nigeria has the highest number of registered delegates at the ongoing 112th International Labour Conference (ILC) in Geneva, Switzerland.
According to a list published by the International Labour
Organisation (ILO), Nigeria’s delegation to the conference is the largest of
the 187 countries represented at the event.
The Nigerian contingent, led by Nkeiruka Onyejeocha,
minister of state for labour and productivity, comprises 289 registered delegates.
The list includes 108 registered as “government delegates”
and 62 names identified as “employers’ delegates”.
The document also listed 116 others under “worker’s
delegates,” while two were identified as
“persons accompanying the minister”.
Joe Ajaero, president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC),
and Festus Osifo, president of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), were registered
as workers’ delegates.
Brazil is second behind Nigeria with 191 delegates, followed
by Argentina with 156 representatives.
Mexico also has 140 delegates, while Ghana’s contingent
comprises 133 people.
The 112th ILC will end on June 14. The key issues to be
addressed at the event include the protection of workers against the effects of
climate change and biological hazards, the care economy and fundamental
principles and rights at work.
The governing body that will lead the ILO from 2024 to 2027
will also be elected at the conference.
Nigerian labour unions are currently at loggerheads with the
federal government over a new minimum wage. The organised labour only recently
suspended a two-day nationwide strike.
Below is the list of Nigeria’s delegation to the 112th ILC:
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