Women Day: Int’l Labour Organisation, NLC Seek Action To Improve Gender Equality - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 9, 2019
TheInternational Labour Organisation, ILO and the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLChave called for accelerated action to improve progress on gender equality atworkplace.
Thetwo Organisations made the call in separate statements in Abuja to mark the2019 International Women Day. The theme of the 2019, Women Day Celebration is, “Balancefor Better.”
TheILO Director General Guy Ryder said that there was need to accelerate action toimprove progress on gender equality at work place. According to him, there is needto implement a transformative agenda that includes enforcement of laws andregulations.
Onher party the NLC Chairperson National Women Commission Mercy Okezie, said that818 million women globally have experienced gender inequality at workplace. Shesaid that the theme was apt and aimed at addressing the widening gap ofinequalities in the world of work.