South Sudan Workers Set To Celebrate Labour Day In Juba

This article was last updated on May 25, 2022

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“I would like to say congratulations to all the workers for the great day that will be celebrated,” said Hellen Achiro Lotara, the Undersecretary of Labour in the Ministry of Labour, Public Service and Human Resource Development after a meeting with the Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Dr Barnaba Marial Benjamin.

“On the 1st of May, the Republic of South Sudan will be celebrating the international Labour day and this is very important in our history as a new nation therefore as somebody from the Ministry of Labour, I would like to call upon all the workers to come and join our workers so that we celebrate it all together,” she said.

On his part the Chairperson of the South Sudan Workers Trade Union, Simon Deng Bol called upon the general public to uphold the annual World Labour Day at Nyakuron Cultural Centre.

“This is the first celebration for workers in the Republic of South Sudan. This means we all should come out and start the procession right from the South Sudan Workers Trade Union to Nyakuron Cultural Center,” said Deng.

The celebration is under the auspice of the President of the Republic Gen. Salva Kiir Mayardit and the Council of Ministers.

The Government spokesman Dr. Barnaba Marial Benjamin said all workers should turn up for the day.

“On behalf of the Government we express our congratulation to the Workers Trade Union of South Sudan. We would like to see that every worker to come out to celebrate,” said Dr. Marial.

The government plans to cut down on foreign workers and force foreign firms to hire more South Sudanese in all jobs which do not require specialist skills to combat the high rate of unemployment, President Salva Kiir said last week in his address to parliament.

“We do not need foreigners to work as housekeepers, washerwomen, drivers, gardeners and shopkeepers. These jobs should be filled by our own people, who badly need work,” Kiir told parliament.

“Foreign firms, international organisations and NGOs must be obliged to employ South Sudanese in all jobs which do not require specialist skills that our work force cannot supply,” he added.

However, the president said that it is clear that most of the migration is by unskilled economic migrants and the Minister of Justice will present a Labour Bill that will help control such immigration.