The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Bolaji Adebiyi has restated the ministry`s preparedness to champion the fight against child labour, modern slavery, human trafficking and forced labour in line with emerging global trends in labour administration.
The Permanent Secretary stated this while addressing the strategy meeting of the National Steering Committee on Child Labour.
He acknowledged that one of the emerging global trends in labour administration is the renewed fight against child labour, modern slavery, human trafficking and forced labour as encapsulated in the Alliance 8.7.
He said, Nigeria, as a signatory to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations should not be found behind but rather, be at the forefront of the pursuit of these objectives.
Adebiyi emphasized that the fight against the scourge of child labour will require the innovation and collaboration of stakeholders as the Federal Government cannot do it alone.
He said, “Eradication of child labour can only be accelerated through leveraging expertise across diverse fields. Hence, Target 8.7 of the Sustainable Development Goals and Alliance 8.7 emphatically requests stakeholders in the fight against the scourge of child labour to work together in new innovative and collaborative ways.”
