Nigeria will be represented by its Ambassador to Switzerland, Abiodun Richards Adejola.
The Governing Board is the highest decision-making organ of the international labour watch body.
Speaking on the expectations from the ILO members, Adejola, thanked members for the confidence reposed in Nigeria. He promised that the trust would be held with all sense of responsibility.
He expressed the hope that for one year that Nigeria would lead the governing body, decisions would be reached by consensus to the benefit of the social partners.
Adejola also solicited the support of members of the governing body during the period of Nigeria’s leadership.
Nigeria will lead the governing body of the ILO from June 2023 to June 2024.
The International Labour Conference ended on Friday with the adoption of a new apprenticeship standard among other key decisions.
The new labour standard aims at supporting opportunities for people of all ages to skill, re-skill and up-skill continuously in rapidly changing labour markets.
It also provides a clear definition of apprenticeships and specifies inspirational standards for quality apprenticeships, including rights and protection for apprentices.
A resolution on a Just Transition was also passed by the meeting.
It is believed that the Just Transition would advance the cause of social justice, eradicate poverty and support decent work.
The parley also endorsed the ILO guidelines for a Just Transition towards environmentally sustainable economies and societies as a basis for action and the central reference for policymaking, as well as the adoption of the Conclusions of the Recurrent Discussion Committee on Labour Protection.
According to the delegates, the adopted resolutions chart a way forward towards more inclusive, adequate and effective labour protection for all workers, and create a basis for developing a plan of action.
A total of 13 ratifications of International Labour Conventions were registered.
This was mainly in respect of the recently adopted convention against violence and harassment in the world of work (C190) and conventions concerning occupational safety and health.
The delegates also resolved and reaffirmed the commitment expressed by all the ILO’s tripartite constituents to “combat all forms of discrimination and exclusion on any ground for the benefit of all while recognizing the different positions expressed on some issues”.
