FG committed to safety of Nigerian workers – Onyejeocha 

The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, has reaffirmed the federal government’s commitment to the safe, healthy working conditions and environment of Nigerian workers.

The minister stated this on Wednesday in her keynote address during a two-day workshop for the review and validation of the National Profile on Occupational Safety and Health (OHS) organised in Abuja by the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment.

Onyejeocha noted that the current leadership of the country, led by President  Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is passionate about the protection of the labour force and the revitalisation of the economy for improved well-being of Nigerians. 

She said the workshop was part of the government’s commitments through the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment in collaboration with the International Labour Organisation (ILO) to develop a robust and comprehensive national profile on occupational safety and health.

She noted that the recent ratification of ILO’s Convention 187 by the Nigerian government on promotional framework for occupational safety and health, which aims to promote a preventive safety and health culture at the national level, is “an important step towards ensuring safe working environments nationwide through the activities of the Occupational Safety and Health Department of the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment”.

“We must acknowledge that Occupational Safety and Health Systems have been widely proven to be an effective strategy for achieving the sustainable Safety and Health Management,” she said.