Nigeria on 8 November deposited with the International Labour Organisation (ILO) the instrument of ratification of ILO Convention No. 190 on the Violence and Harassment in the World of Work. It becomes the 22nd country next to Panama to ratify the said convention.
On the same day, Nigeria also deposited with the ILO the instrument of ratification of ILO Convention No. 187 on the Promotional Framework for the Occupational Safety and Health Convention.
BWI lauded Nigeria and its trade union affiliates in the country for its historic twin ratification of the said instruments. The global union said that the ratifications point to the success of its campaigns on gender equality and workplace health and safety.