The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, William Alo, has expressed concern over continued use of children as mine workers in some parts of the country.
Alo, who said the Federal Government would no longer tolerate such, expressed Nigeria’s commitment to the elimination of child labour in the country.
The permanent secretary was speaking at the Validation Meeting for the National Plan of Action for the Accelerating Actions for the Elimination of Child Labour in the Supply Chain ACCEL Africa project.
The meeting was organised by the International Labour Organisation ILO in Abuja.
ACCEL Africa project is targeted at accelerating actions in the elimination of child labour in some supply chains in Africa. It is being piloted in six countries of Cote d’Ivoire, Egypt, Malawi, Mali and Nigeria.
