Monrovia – Labour Minister Hon. Cllr. Cooper W.Kruah, Sr. has officially opened and engagement forum on possible Harmonization of the Decent Work Act to confirm provisions of International Labour Organization (ILO) Conventions on equity of trade union status of both public and private sector workers.
Addressing the official opening of the gathering in Monrovia on Tuesday, July 9, 2024 at Labour Ministry in Monrovia, Minister Kruah assured Liberia’s continuous commitment to provisions of the ILO, as a founding member and emphasized the President Joseph Nyumah Boakai Government’s unflinching support to ensuring and protecting freedom of association by private and public sector workers, as guaranteed by The Liberian Constitution.
The gathering is being attended by officials from local and international trade union organizations, affiliate institutions and government agencies, including members of the National Legislature. Here is the voice of Labour minister Kruah at the occasion.
In 2015, the Decent Work Act of Liberia was passed into law to replace the old Labour Law practices. The phrase Decent Work originated from the International Labor Organization (1999); and refers to employment that “contributes to the social and economic stability” of employees. Decent work fashions are a traditional modification toward an unbiased and unwavering workforce, investing in the employer’s capability to economically improve their quality of life.
“Decent work” sums up the ambitions of people in their professional journeys and encompasses the prospects for work that is dynamic and creates the system for a nondiscriminatory salary, security in the workplace and social protection, healthier projections for employees’ individual growth, and social assimilation, freedom of expression, psychological safety, participation in the resolutions and policies that have an emotional impact on their lives and equal opportunity and treatment for all.
The UN General Assembly in September 2015, outlined four pillars of the Decent Work Agenda which include employment creation, social protection, rights at work, and Social dialogue – became an integral element of the new 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development calling for the promotion of sustained, inclusive, and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment, and decent work.
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