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Nigeria has been a member of the ILO since 1960 and has ratified 44 ILO Conventions. Today, the ILO provides technical and financial assistance to the country through its Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP), the National Employment Programme (NEP), and other initiatives to encourage economic development and decent work.

These efforts have been crucial in addressing the challenges of child labour and forced labour by providing essential data for informed policymaking and intervention. Additionally, the ILO supports its constituents in the country in defining and achieving their development priorities in alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The ILO Abuja Country Office, responsible for activities in Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, also serves as the liaison for the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).

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Nigeria Strengthens National Action to End Child Labour and Promotes child’s participation
A group of adults and young advocates stand on stage beneath the ECOWAS emblem, holding red placards reading "Red card to child labour" during a national dialogue in Abuja, Nigeria.

Nigeria Strengthens National Action to End Child Labour and Promotes child’s participation

Nigeria launches national action plan to end child labour by 2030
A large group of children, young people and adults poses on stage during a child labour awareness event in Nigeria, with several participants holding red signs reading "Red card to child labour."

Nigeria launches national action plan to end child labour by 2030

Projects and programmes

The social dimension of the ecological transition – Phase II

The social dimension of the ecological transition – Phase II

Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project (RAAMP)

Employment-intensive investment

Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project (RAAMP)

Publications

Integrating labour dimension of climate change and human mobility into Nigeria’s Just Transition Guidelines and Action Plan (JT-GAP)

Fact sheet

Integrating labour dimension of climate change and human mobility into Nigeria’s Just Transition Guidelines and Action Plan (JT-GAP)

Nigeria: Leveraging social protection for inclusive climate action and a just transition

Fact sheet

Nigeria: Leveraging social protection for inclusive climate action and a just transition

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ILO Office for Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone.

Address
Plot 617, Diplomatic Zone ,
Central Area District
P.M.B. 2851, Garki,
Abuja, Nigeria

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