Liberian Govt Revokes 19 Alien Work Permits

The Liberian government has annulled nineteen alien jobs permits in the country. This was announced yesterday by Liberia’s Labour Minister, Hon. Cllr. Cooper W. Kruah, Sr, who said “with immediate effect, the government has revoked Alien Work Permits for 19 expatriate workers.

“They are further to be forwarded to the Liberia Immigration Service (LIS) for possible deportation on charges of “distortion or misrepresentation”.

A Labour Ministry press release issued quotes Minister as revealing at a major press conference on June 25, at his EJS Ministerial Complex office that the revocation of the alien work permits is just the beginning of a major shakeup ongoing within the labour sector under President Joseph Nyumah Boakai ‘Rescue Mission Government’.

Minister Kruah, addressing scores of Journalists, disclosed that the ongoing Alien Work Permits Audit Exercise launched a few weeks ago is intended to ensure strict compliance with the relevant provisions of The Decent Work Act which prohibit misrepresentation to obtain work permit.

The Minister maintained: “since our incumbency, we have striven to ensure that businesses abide by the Labour Laws of our country and those found in violation of our laws have been fined or made to face other penal measures, like we have announced today”.

He added that his administration has caused many qualified citizens to gain direct contractual and permanent employment with some companies. Among investment conglomerates whose expatriate workers were affected by the Labour Ministry’s Alien Work Permits Revocation action are:
United Motors corporation (UMC), Pee Cee &Sons, Stop & Shop Supermarket and ORCA. Others are: Boulevard Palace and International Aluminum Factory. Meanwhile, Minister Kruah has announced the commencement of the second phase of the Annual Students Vacation Job Program, aimed at providing financial subsidies to needy students.

According to the Labour Minister, unlike last year when a little over 300 school going youth benefited, this year’s project targets about 1,000 beneficiaries. He lauded friendly investment companies for their continuous support for the program, describing it as “The Heartbeat of President Joseph Nyumah Boakai’s “ARREST AGENDA” to empower the youthful population of the country.

By ISAAC DANIEL