The Federal Government has presented a letter of approval of registration to an informal sector trade union, the Amalgamated Union of App-Based Transport Workers of Nigeria (AUATWON).

Sen. Chris Ngige, the Minister of Labour and Employment, who on Tuesday made the presentation and approval in his office in Abuja, said the registration of the new union, which comprises all app-based transport workers, online transport services, and e-hailing drivers and operators in Nigeria, marks a continued global journey to formalise the informal sector, which constitute the larger population in the world of work.

Ngige noted that prior to now, the informal sector had been unmanageable owing to lack of identifiable structural framework to harmonise and demarcate its diverse sectors, but with the registration of the union, government will be able to monitor the security component of transportation systems in Nigeria