By Joseph O. Sayon|LPR News, Monrovia
The President of the Civil Servant Association of Liberia, Moibah Johnson, has been sworn in as the 5th President of the Liberia Labor Congress (LLC).
Mr. Johnson will end the one year tenure of Alfred Summerville who died in 2019, and take the Liberia Labor Congress to the next leadership elections.
In his inaugurate address, the LLC new President pledged to forge unity, expend the entity’s membership base and ensure effective due payment by trade union organizations in the Country.
Mr. Johnson said his leadership will uphold the tripartite arrangement involving the government, employers and the Country’s workforce by pushing for equal work for equal pay.
He promised to institute financial reform that would benefit all employees of the Labor Center and the entire trade union sector through exemplary leadership.
Our reporter said the induction program took into consideration all health protocols include less gathering of people.
Performing the oath office for Mr. Johnson, the Director of the United Methodist Human Rights Commission, Jefferson Knight emphasized the importance for government to grant bargaining rights to civil servant by joining both the civil servant law of Liberia with the Decent work Act of 2015.
Mr. Knight said as a stands, the civil servant do not have the rights to bargain for themselves because the law has not granted them the right to do so.
He maintained that his office will join the Liberia Labor Congress to push for consolidation of the Labor law of Liberia where Civil Servant will be given the rights to bargain with their employers, the government of Liberia.
The Chairman of the Liberia Law Commission, Jallah Barbu is urging the new President of the Liberia Labor Congress to pursue justice and fair place, while protecting the rights of Liberian workers.
Dr. Barbu noted that there cannot be an enabling working environment for Liberian workers without the pursuit of justice and fair place.
He insisted that the trade union sector must stand as a force for change not only through advocacy but by contributing to the growth of the Country’s economy.
Dr. Barbu called for more youth involvement in the trade union sector and urged training and education for them.
His statement was contained in a message delivered at the induction program of the LLC President Moiba Johnson, on his behalf by, Atty. Stephen Kai, of the Public Interest Law Office.
The Liberia Labor Congress is the Mother Trade Union Body of all trade Union organizations in Liberia.
