Labour law, timely interventions for country’s workers

The Chamber of Deputies yesterday passed the new Labour bill that governs relations between employers and their employees. This comes after a show of strong commitment by workers across the country to work harder for the country’s development, during the Labour Day celebrations. The legislative framework will be in place that actually spells out working hours and other issues to do with maternity leave for expecting mothers and the prohibition of child labour. While certainly one will not from the onset discount moans and groans here and there over increased working hours, the law leaves this to the prerogative of the employer and employees to negotiate. However, it has to be understood that if we are to attract investment to the country and create more jobs, then the conducive laws have to be in place.