The Government of Liberia by means of the Ministry of Labor (MoL) has distributed 1,500 copies of the Labor Law of Liberia (Decent Work Act of 2015) to a few authorized establishments in Liberia.
However, the Lewis Arthur Grime Law School on the University of Liberia; the Judiciary Institute on the Temple of Justice, and the Liberia National Bar Association (LNBA) every receiving 500 copies of the pocket facet Law Book.
Presenting the books to the establishments on Wednesday, October 19, 2022, Labor Minister, Cllr. Charles H. Gibson acknowledged that MoL underneath his management goal to make sure that employees proper are protected and promoted and as such, is working to make sure that all attorneys and regulation college students can have copy of the Labor Law of Liberia.
“Workers and employers are always in disputes; just as marriages sometimes run into disputes. Is a relationship that is guarded by law and regulations? The Ministry of Labor hopes that by sharing copies of the Labor law to these institutions and with lawyers visiting them, the standards of Labor practices will be strengthen,” Min. Gibson indicated.
Minister Gibson mentioned the presentation will assist employees throughout the nation to have better entry to judicial evaluation of their complaints as they’re the weaker vessel on the subject of adjudication of Labor instances.
At the Lewis Arthur Grime Law School, the Labor Minister indicated to the Dean of scholar in guaranteeing that every one college students on the faculty obtain a duplicate of the booklet stressing the significance in finding out the regulation.
In remarks on the Judiciary and the Liberia Bar Association, Minister Gibson mentioned his Ministry hopes that the donation will function a lift in empowering attorneys in order that they will higher characterize employees and employers within the adjudication of Labor disputes, noting that the Labor Law offers for social dialogue and never simply judicial.
“The Ministry hopes that lawyers in the pursue of Labor matters will take advantage of both side of the law because many times Labor matters are resolved through social dialogue faster and with less cost than judicial proceeding” he mentioned.
Minister Gibson acknowledged that employees proper are being largely violated as a result of, employees are the weaker vessel within the employment contract association and hopes that the empowering attorneys will give them extra encouragement in addition to enhance their capability to characterize employees and their employers noting that within the absence of employers, there shall be no employment and when there isn’t any employment, there shall be no employees.
In separate remarks, the Court Administrator of the Supreme Court of Liberia, Madam Elizabeth B. Nelson hailed the Ministry of Labor for the donation including that the court docket has obtained a number of donations from companions and donators, however from a Ministry of Government is wonderful.
She assured the Labor Minister that the books shall be managed by the judiciary in the way in which that each lawyer can have entry to them.
Also talking on behalf of the Liberia National Bar Association, the President of the affiliation, Cllr. Sylvester Rennie lauded the Government of Liberia for offering further useful resource supplies to the attorneys of Liberia.
According to him, Liberian Lawyers most frequently discover it tough in acquiring useful resource supplies that may simply helped them whereas pealing instances for his or her purchasers.
He mentioned the labor regulation is essential within the Liberian society as a result of it protects the rights of the Liberian staff and their employers, and as such, practising attorneys should understand it intimately to information them whereas on a case like labor matter.
Cllr. Rennie additionally mentioned, solely lawyer whose met the benchmark and are licensed will receive or obtain a duplicate of the labor regulation often known as the Decent Work Act of 2015.
At the identical time, the Dean of the Lewis Arthur Grime School of Law on the University of Liberia, Cllr. Jallah Barbu thanked Cllr. Gibson for seeing the necessity to donate 5 hundred copies of the labor regulation ebook that may allow the scholars know extra in regards to the labor regulation of Liberia.
According to him, the Decent Work Act of 2015 reached them on the proper time and can and shall be used for the aim meant. He additionally mentioned the ebook will assist to straighten the training program on the faculty.
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