The National Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) has called on governments, both at the national and sub-national levels, to respect the Provisions of Convention 087 of the International Labour Organisation, which guarantees the Freedom of Association and Protection of the rights to organise for workers and employers.
The Association made the call on Monday in a letter signed by its Director General, Adewale-Smatt Oyerinde, to the Honourable Minister of Labour and Employment, His Excellency Simon Bako Lalong, dated September 4, 2023.
It expressed concerns that despite Nigeria being the current chairman of the ILO Governing Body, national and sub-national governments have continued to violate the Provisions of the Convention and even Section 40 of the 1999 Constitution, as amended.
The association also expressed its strong reservation that the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), a constituent of the ILO, has continued to face different onslaughts from some state governments and their agents regarding the rights of workers to carry out the Provisions of the Convention.
“May we affirm, most respectably, that the Articles of Convention 087 (especially Articles 1, 2, 3, and 4, among others) explicitly guarantee the rights of Workers and Employers to exercise these rights without interference from the government.
This position was also strongly affirmed at the last National Labour Advisory Council (NLAC) meeting held from July 12–14, 2023, at Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.
“While we might have ideological differences with Organised Labour, we, however, align absolutely on the need for government at all levels to respect the provisions of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the said Convention, which has been ratified by Nigeria, to maintain a peaceful industrial harmony in the country,” the association stated.
It therefore called on the Minister to address the ‘anomaly’, which it argued can bring the nation into disrepute on the global stage and cause disruption in its industrial relations practice.
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