The Labour Writers’ Association of Nigeria (LAWAN) will hold its yearly conference on October 10 at Golden Tulip, Ibadan.
The event’s theme is: ‘Future of work in the era of Artificial Intelligence: A wake-up call for stakeholders’.
In a statement, the association’s Chairman, Toba Agboola and Secretary, Adenike Ajiboye, said the programme is aimed at achieving a plan for securing mutual accountability and investment plans, which is crucial for Nigeria’s growth and development.
According to the chairman, the event will bring together technocrats and speakers from various sectors.The duo stated that the speakers would discuss various topics such as ‘Employers’ Preparation and Response to the AI Revolution in the workplace’; ‘Job security and the future of trade unions in the AI Era’, and also ‘Social security and protection for journalists amid AI disruption’, among others.
Expected at the event are the President, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, and his Trade Union Congress (TUC) counterpart, Festus Osifo; Managing Director, Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Oluwaseun Faleye, and Director-General, National Pension Commission (PenCom), Omolola Oloworaran, among others.
The conference is expected to be chaired by the General Secretary, Non-Academic Staff Union of Education and Associated Institutions (NASU), Peters Adeyemi.