The Federal Government has promised to support the building of synergies with youths and other young persons across the world to promote decent work for all.
The Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, William Alo, stated this in a pledge on behalf of the government at the closing ceremony of a three-day Global Youth Employment Forum (GYEF) in Abuja.
Alo noted that as the most populous black nation on earth and the largest economy in Africa, the Nigerian government was conscious of its responsibility, hence the need to build synergies for young entrepreneurs in the country to address unemployment matters.
He said: “The three-day lively discussions and thought-provoking sessions were anchored by the best world resource persons, governments and social partners from all over the world. They came together to share their experiences here in Nigeria their knowledge and expertise as well as challenges.
“This will no doubt galvanise creativity, synergies and resourcefulness of the youths towards tapping into these new employment opportunities by government to create a better tomorrow for themselves.
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“As a responsible government and a member of the Global Youth Initiative, we will strategically use the outcome of the forum to create a data base of international best practices that are proven in promoting decent work for young people around the world in order to strengthen our initiatives in youth employment schemes.”
Alo told the participants that Nigeria is the fastest-growing economy in Africa.
The permanent secretary invited the youth to invest in Nigeria and visit the country for tourism.
The Country Director of International Labour Organisation (ILO) office in Nigeria, Dennis Zulu, expressed the global labour body’s satisfaction with Nigeria for successfully hosting the GYEF.
Zulu said he was impressed by the active participation of youths in all the sessions, saying this contributed to the recommendations that were put together to produce the blueprint for outlining the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly the SDG 8.
He noted that many policies and legislations in many countries, including Nigeria, are not really supported by necessary funding resources to implement them.
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