President George M. Weah has commissioned the work allow digitization undertaking or middle that’s supposed to permit the federal government via the Ministry of Labor emigrate from guide processing of paperwork to spice up income era.
In commissioning the undertaking Tuesday, September 13, 2022 on the Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf Ministerial Complex in Congo Town, the Liberian chief assured that his administration takes very critically the safety of employees’ rights all through Liberia and sufficient employment for people who find themselves certified, competent, and accessible to work.
He additionally vowed to prosecute any employers who try and evade the cost of presidency taxes or who attempt to infringe upon the rights of employees, and famous that as a accountable authorities, it’s his obligation to make sure that buyers are handled pretty of their relationship with the federal government and their workers.
The Liberian Chief government additional emphasised that his authorities won’t hesitate to take stringent measures in opposition to any employer who makes an attempt to evade the cost of presidency taxes or who tries to infringe upon the rights of employees.
President Weah nonetheless on the similar time described the initiative as a milestone undertaking and the modernization of presidency operations for higher effectivity and larger productiveness.
According to him, that is the primary time Liberia is digitizing the work allow and as such, it’ll put the nation on par with different African and Western nations, stressing, “This grate initiative or innovation will not only improve efficiency but will also increase revenue and provide new employment opportunities.”
He added that it’s going to additionally improve the capability of the Ministry of Labor to guard and defend the rights of employees within the nation, and thereby disclosed additional that the digitization of the work allow is a five-year undertaking between the Government of Liberia, represented by the Ministry of Labor, and CETIS Graphics and Documentation Services Company of the Republic of Slovenia.
President Weah indicated that along with upgrading from a guide to a digital system, the undertaking additionally gives for the up-front supply of over 5 million US {dollars}’ value of ultra-modern digital tools, in addition to the availability of 15 double-cabin 44 Toyota Pickups; two Jeeps; 5 sedans; and 35 Yamaha motorbikes.
“This contract also covers supplies of fuel, maintenance, and insurance of all equipment and vehicles, as well as salaries and daily allowances for the entire five-year duration of the project,” he defined.
He additionally famous that the tools will allow the Ministry of Labor to implement the work allow regime of the federal government all through the nation, and maintained, “The project will immensely enhance the capacity of the Ministry to inspect and ensure the safety and other conditions of workers in the workplace, including overall compliance by employers with Liberia’s labor laws, in both the formal and informal sectors of the economy.”
Weah additionally famous that it’s going to allow and empower the Ministry of Labor to work extra effectively and successfully concurrently in all 15 counties of Liberia, in each the wet and dry seasons, alluding, “Policies must be adhered to without compromise while the government seeks to increase revenue from greater efficiency in the work permit regime.”
The Liberian chief then used the event and admonished all sectors to prioritize gender fairness in employment, in each the private and non-private sectors, including that his authorities will proceed to hunt to construct the nation’s financial system by rising employment alternatives for Liberians and prioritizing capacity-building within the office.
Earlier, Labor Minister, Cllr. Charles H. Gibson revealed that the undertaking was birthed out of the necessity to first decide the standing of the Liberian labor market, disclosing, “One of those things that were done in early 2018 by my predecessor was to commission a study to determine the work permit income that could triple if it was moved from manual to digital.”
According to him, the undertaking gives basically that the Ministry within the train of its statutory operate will be capable of greater than double the nation’s income, including, “This is a great day for workers because it is the first time in the history of this country, the Ministry of Labor has sufficient logistics to go into every corner of this country wherever there are workers and protect them.”
With these logistics, the Minister talked about additional they may be capable of supervise employees’ compensation, security within the office, statistics, and lots of different indicators that his Ministry is accountable for.
Gibson averred that he believed that along with rising income, this logistics would enable the Ministry of Labor to be current and effectively train its duty in all 15 counties on the similar time.
For his half, Roman Znidaric, chief government officer of CETIS, thanked the Liberian chief for the chance and belief to contribute to the MoL’s digitization course of by offering a safe system for the brand new work allow.
He mentioned the launch of the undertaking couldn’t have occurred with out the assist of his skilled Liberian employees.
Znidaric, who’s the contractor for the undertaking, mentioned the brand new work allow will present numerous advantages for Liberians, the federal government and international employees by way of recruitment, amongst others.
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