MONROVIA – The National Civil Society Union of Liberia revealed that in the shortest of time, the Labor Minister has supervised a vigorous revenue collection and control, which has resulted in a collection of US$3,865,378.88 (Three Million, Eight Hundred Sixty-Five Thousand and seventy cents).  The CSO said the amount was fact-checks revealed was generated from the Alien permit Registration of which the Pro-democracy Group called on other revenue-generating entities to follow the good example of the Ministry.

The group also amplified that this is the first of its kind for the Ministry to generate such an impressive amount in the shortest time to the Government’s revenue.

They furthered that this development is a result of Cllr. Kruah instituted the full administration of the Labor Laws and Regulations and an unequivocal application of the Decent Work Act of 2015, as well as the enforcement of the minimum wage law.

The National Civil Society Union of Liberia also highlighted that the Labor Minister has reactivated and made the Tripartite Division very active, working with the Government, employers, and workers in Liberia.

The umbrella CSO union sees partners’ collaboration as an effective force since Cllr. Kruah took over the authority of the Country’s Labor sector and has had total Collaboration with the International Labor Organization (ILO) and other international organizations, ensuring soon-to-be-available technical and expert support and joint venture cooperation.

“Minister Kruah is also ensuring non-technical jobs for Liberians’ are no longer performed by foreigners in the private sector, thus providing jobs for Liberians, and has begun working with ILO to ensure synchronization of the public and private sector laws under one possible legal framework” The National Civil Society Union of Liberia indicated.

Moreover, the Labor Minister was lauded for the efforts he made that also led to the reorganization of the Inspectorate Division, with full uniforms, organization, and orderly assignment for inspectors.

The head of the labor authority is believed to have introduced a system that believes in transparency and accountability by expanding the MOL Finance Department with the creation of the position of a Finance Director to encompass full financial management and capturing and reporting of both expenditure and revenue statistics with forecasting and control responsibilities.

The National Civil Society Union mentioned that the Labor Minister is fully ensuring industrial safety, health, and workman’s compensation at all concessionaries;  and is also working with the Civil Service Agency to clean the MOL payroll to modernize the employment situation.

“Ridding the Ministry of Labor of unscrupulous employees and making sure unprofessionalism finds no place at the Ministry; ensuring the continuous existence of full working relations between Employers and workers at all times at plantations and concession entities”  The group averred.

The Minister also said that he will reinstate all workers illegally dismissed by concession companies in the country. The group added that Minister Kruah is ensuring transparency at all levels of the Ministry’s functions and responsibilities engendering interagency collaboration and coordination with other agencies including the LIS, the LRA, and others in the performance of the Ministry’s duties; and ensuring quality staff placements at all level of the Ministry of Labor among others.

“Based on the aforementioned, The National Civil Society Union of Liberia has captured Minister Cooper Kruah as one of the Ministers in President Joseph N. Boakai’s government who has significantly performed beyond expectations within the administration’s 100 days, therefore our group wants to commend the Labor Minister and co-workers for these achievements and believe that within a year a lot will be achieved by Minister Kruah based on his innovative working.

As watchdogs of the Liberian Society, the National Civil Society Union of Liberia (NACSUL) will continue to monitor the workings of the Ministry of Labor and other entities of the Liberian Government to trick performance” the release stated.