The Government of Liberia, through the Ministry of Labour, has announced the expansion of the annual students’ vacation jobs program to all fifteen counties of the country. According to a Labour Ministry’s release, the program currently benefits three counties: Montserrado, Grand Bassa, and Grand Cape Mount.
Labour Minister, Cllr. Cooper W. Kruah, Sr., announced the expansion of the program over the weekend when he spoke at a formal program organized by the management of Orange GSM Company to certify at least 20 student beneficiaries of the program, seconded to the company.
The release quotes Minister Kruah as thanking Orange for the exceptional reception accorded the Ministry when it sent the students to the entity. He urged the beneficiaries to make use of the knowledge gained during the tenure of their vacation job exercise at Orange, disclosing the expansion of the program to the remaining 12 counties effective next year.
The Labour Minister lauded Orange GSM Company for being the singular entity, among several others, to organize a special certification program for the student beneficiaries of the Government Annual Students Vacation Job Program, ascribing its success to the tremendous support of President Joseph Nyumah Boakai, who he described as “a proud product and Architect of the program”.
Earlier, two officials of the company, including John Stewart, Manager Representative, and Shem Saywrane, Talent Management Supervisor, expressed delight in the students’ outstanding performance and assured Minister Kruah of the company’s determination to continue supporting the initiative. For their parts, beneficiaries Salome Peters, Aaron Dorbor, and Mercy Jefferson commended Minister Kruah for selecting them and appealed to Orange Management to consider recruiting a few of them for permanent job placement.
In a related development, Labour Minister Kruah has challenged the management of a foreign-owned logistics company, Africa Global Logistics (AGL), to ensure the training and transition of Liberian staff to managerial positions. The Labour Ministry press release disclosed that Minister Kruah sounded the call over the weekend, when he spoke at the award and certification program for several Liberian employees of AGL in Sinkor.
