The leadership of the Sierra Leone Labour Congress (SLLC) has hailed the Bio Administration’s clampdown on corruption, among many other achievements. SLLC said the fight against corruption is in the interest of the nation and therefore they feel obliged to be a part of it.
“We are strongly behind the government in the fight against corruption to ensure that what is meant for Sierra Leone will be for Sierra Leoneans and not individuals,” Genna Wright, President of SLLC said. He was speaking at a meeting with President Julius Maada Bio at State House.
The meeting last Wednesday was convened for the Congress to present an award to President Bio as recognition of his leadership in the last two years. Mr Wright said they were pleased with the strides of the government and were impressed with the gains made in under two years. He added that they believed in the convention of social dialogue with government and in the interest of the country.
SLLC is an umbrella body of organisations representing workers in various sectors of society. For years the Congress had been dormant, particularly at international level. One of its major requests of the Bio administration, following the 2018 elections, was to help the country fulfill its commitment to the International Labour Organisation (ILO). Sierra Leone had not paid its annual subscription for the last 15 years.
Mr Wright praised the President for fulfilling the promise to pay the subscription, noting that that had helped to restore the country’s voting right at the ILO after fifteen years.
“We also commend the government for ratifying five conventions for the centenary of the ILO. We are again grateful to the government for the increase in pensions for government pensioners and we call for more,” Wright said.
He also praised the government for its flagship Free Quality Education.
In response, President Bio expressed gratitude for the recognition, noting that he was happy to discuss issues relating to the development of the country with the Congress, which constituted a large number of the country’s population.
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