Labor Matters

In singing their ‘Labor song’ unionists say “there is no force on earth that is greater than the feeble strength of one.” It hence remains to be seen at the passage of the new ‘Decent Work Bill,’ expected to confront lawmakers immediately after they return from their break in January 2010, whether the will of the workers and employers, the main stakeholders in the enforcement of the Labor Code, will prevail, now that the people have spoken. Let us remember that laws made for the people must be in the interest of the people, because if the laws are not in the interest of the people, they will not respect such laws; but if the laws are in their interest, they will defend them.

The long-awaited National Labor Conference has ended with the parties speaking: trash the decadent, unfavorable Labor Law; put in place a new Labor Law to benefit the stakeholders and call it the Decent Work Bill.

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Curbing Union Rivalry

The history of the rise and fall of trade unions in Liberia is replete with rivalry between and among unions of the same nomenclature, and sometimes internal rivalry resulting from greed, misconceptions and misinformation.

Unemployment: Result of Tide and Time in a Capitalist Economy

Worldwide, unemployment is a very serious problem that cannot be solved by unbridled political opposition rhetoric. Although it does not purely rest on economic power, since economics cannot be distanced from politics, neither can politics suffice in isolation of economics.

FAWUL Crisis Deepens

Justice systems are said to be unique with respect to the adjudication of litigation the world over. In the adjudication of any matter, however, one has to be aware of the fact that retributive justice has no room for reconciliation. In the labor setting therefore, where every worker is a brother or sister to the other, retributive justice is not a necessity, considering the fact that what cannot be substituted is a necessity. The reason for this is that when retribution overtakes the redresser, the wrong is not redressed.

Preference for Aliens Instead of Liberians

The cry for employment has been heard from many parts of the country, with some politicians mockingly pointing fingers in the wrong direction in some cases.

Sugar Cane Cultivation Creates Jobs

The issue of job creation has become a heavy burden on the government and on those with the potential to undertake capital investment in an economy such as ours that is struggling to rebuild after more than a decade of civil strife.

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