My people, you no go believe wetin don happen for Nigeria as NECA and dem International Labour and Arbitration Forum come together to gists on serious matter wey concern labour justice. Dem gather plenty big names wey sabi the koko for justice matter, as dem dey shine light on how our laws dey old and enforcement dey weak, fit spoil the whole industrial harmony wey we dey try build.
This gathering come get one sharp theme: “Access to Labour Justice in a Rapidly Changing World of Work.” Na so dem call some heavy guys wey fit give us better sense on how we go fit tackle this wahala. One of the main speakers wey carry pashun for the talk be Ministro Lelio Bentes Corrêa from Brazil. E come gree say, say as technology dey change the face of work, we need better labour courts wey go fit handle all these new wahala wey dey come from digital employment and artificial intelligence.
Corrêa talk am clear say if we no match these new ways of work with good justice systems, dem go soon find say nobody dey take dem serious again. According to am, as we dey talk now, access to labour justice no be just matter of law again; e don turn to matter of social peace and economic competitiveness. If workers fit resolve their wahala for court quickly, e go make everywhere dey calm and investors go dey confident to bring their money come Nigeria.
The president of NECA, Mr. Ifeanyi Okoye, come drop another truth, say if people no fit trust the system, na there wahala go start. E talk say the theme wey dem gather for fit no come at any better time, because the world of work dey change too fast. Technology don scatter everywhere, and we no fit afford to dey play for inside this matter of justice.
Okoye also tell dem how important am say prevention go fit solve many of these disputes before dem even start. E gree say the way we set our workplaces fit help prevent wahala from starting, if meetings for communication dey correct, and if understanding dey between employees and employers.
As we dey flow, Mrs. Didi Esther Walson-Jack, wey be Head of Civil Service of the Federation, come talk say true true, access to labour justice dey begin from inside government. She make am clear say if our HR practices no dey transparent, na dem go only create more problems for workers wey wan get their rights protected.
Senator Diket Plang, wey dey run the Senate Committee on Labour and Employment, come dey review the labour laws to make sure say dem go fit catch up with the new realities wey dey happen for workplace today. Him come gree say na only modern laws go fit address the tech-related jobs wey dey pepper us for inside Nigeria now.
As some people dey talk about law, odas dey yarn about security. Mr. Adeola Ajayi, wey be DSS Director General, come make us feel say if we no treat workplace issues with justice, e fit turn to serious wahala for the country. Him belle no dey lie, because when workers no gree with their employers or dem dey face wahala, na there unrest dey follow.
All the speakers dey push the agenda say make dem join hands to face the issues wey dey affect labour justice, and every person wey dey inside the system go fit see the need for fair treatment and access to justice, no matter how small the business or the worker dey.
Wetin we go carry from this gathering na say, everybody don agree say we need strong laws and structured dialogue to fix the issues wey dey ground. Naija don dey face bigger challenges with globalisation and technology; if we no sharpen our labour justice institutions, na so e go dey difficult to protect our workers while we dey push for economic growth.
No be only we dey talk am, but all these talks na wetin we go carry enter action so that every worker go fit enjoy beta treatment inside the changing world of work. Make we dey look forward to how we fit transform this conversation into serious action on ground, make naija labour market fit dey shine like diamond.
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