Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2021, published 110th ILC session (2022)

Labour Clauses (Public Contracts) Convention, 1949 (No. 94) - Nigeria (Ratification: 1960)

Articles 2, 4 and 5 of the Convention. Contractual provisions. Inspections and sanctions. Application of the Convention in practice. In its previous comments, initially made in 2018, the Committee requested the Government to take all necessary measures without further delay to bring its national legislation into full conformity with the core requirements of the Convention. In its response, the Government indicates its intent to consider implementing the Convention through administrative instructions or circulars. Nevertheless, the Government provides no information on any specific measures taken or envisaged to give effect to the provisions of the Convention. Noting the absence of information with respect to the development or implementation of measures taken to give concrete effect to the main requirements of the Convention, namely the insertion of the type of labour clauses in public contracts required under Article 2 of the Convention, the Committee once again urges the Government to take all necessary measures to ensure the full application of the Convention and to keep the Office informed of any progress in this regard. The Committee further requests the Government to provide examples of public contracts issued during the reporting period, as well as information on the number of public contracts awarded during the reporting period, the approximate number of workers involved in their execution, and any other particulars bearing on the practical application of the Convention.