The Federal Government is working to ensure the implementation of a standard and effective Labour administration in the informal economy.
Minister of Labour and Employment Chris Ngige, said this when declaring open a two-day annual conference of Senior Officers of the Professional Departments of the Federal Ministry of Labour and its Agencies 2021, in Abuja, with the theme: “COVID-19 and the Informal Economy: Tackling the Challenges through Innovative Labour Administration Strategies”.
Ngige, He announced this in a statement by Deputy Director, Press and Public Relations in the ministry Charles Akpan, also noted that the conference would review the existing procedures and come out with innovative ways to deepen Labour administration system in the informal economy.
The Minister however said with huge informal business operations, which absorb about 80 per cent of the workforce, with over 95 per cent of Micro Small and Medium Enterprises, MSME, the country’s economy required defined structure to enforce National Labour legislations in informal economy.
Also, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment Yerima Tarfa, stated that the COVID-19 pandemic brought a lot of adverse consequences, especially in the informal economy, where unfair labour practices thrived.
