The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has commended Africa, especially Nigeria, for stepping up its social protection policy.
Cynthia Samuel-Olajuwon, the ILO regional director for Africa, gave the commendation while speaking with journalists in Geneva, Switzerland, on Monday.
She said one of the significant achievements of the ILO in Africa has been in the area of social protection.
“Social protection in Africa as of 2019, 2020, when I had the privilege of being in Nigeria for the launch of the report of ‘The Global Social Protection Report’, was 17.2 or 17.4per cent, the lowest in the continent,” Ms Samuel-Olajuwon. “This is even in terms of statistics; we only have statistics for 17 countries.”
She said the ILO developed strategies to promote social protection in Africa to lift people out of poverty and achieve sustainable development goals.
“This is with the view and the goal, yes, ambitious goal of doubling the figure and moving from 17 to 40 per cent by…
