MONBROVIA: Labor Minister, Cllr. Cooper W. Kruah, Sr., has cautioned public service employees to take any grievances they may have to the Civil Service Agency (CSA), for redress and not the Ministry of Labor.
He said the CSA was established by an Act of the Legislature to increase efficiency in the Nation’s Public Sector and that the CSA acts as the Central Personnel Agency of Ministries, Agencies and Commissions (MACs).
He also said the CSA is independent from all other ministries and agencies of government and serves as the central government agency responsible for managing the Civil Service.
According to him, the CSA is responsible for improving human resources, service delivery, effectiveness, and efficiency of the Service, which entail planning human capacity needs, recruitment and selection, training and development, performance management, and career development of civil servants.
Addressing a news Conference on Thursday September 12, 2024, at his office located at the Ministry of Labor at the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Ministerial Complex in Congo Town, Minister Kruah also granted permission to all private sector workers to form unions that would represent them.
He noted that any private sector workers including teachers, healthcare personnel with any grievances should channel such grievances to the Ministry of Labor for redress.
He added that these measures are in line with requirements of the International Labor Organization (ILO).
For his part, the Secretary General of the Liberia Labor Congress, Michael Blama, lauded Labor Minister Krauh for granting permission to private sectors workers to form unions.
Mr. Blama described the move by the Labor Minister as one of the key requirements of the International Labor Organization (ILO).
He assured that the message would be passed on to the all member organizations of the Liberia Labor Congress.
Mr. Blama also commended the labor Minister for providing education to all public sector workers with any grievances to channel such grievance to the Civil Service Agency (CSA) for redress and not the Labor Ministry.
