The Sierra Leone Labour Congress today expressed grave concern over the economic hard times in the country “over the last couple of years “. SLLC broke its silence to release a public statement, growing signs that the Sierra Leone People’s Party ( SLPP) are in serious trouble as they continue to lose control of the people’s welfare.
The Labour Congress lamented that over the past couple of years, prices of basic commodities have been on a steady increase , seriously eroding the earning power of its members and the wider society and negatively impacting on the standard of living of workers and their families , “to the extent that they can hardly afford a day’s square meal. ”
Also of concern to the Labour Congress is the increase in the prices of petroleum products as well as the overburdening system of taxation, particularly the Goods and Services Tax ( GST).
The Labour Congress accused the government of not cushioning “these biting effects …with pro-people remedial measures . ”
Congress is urging the government to take measures .
IT IS QUITE CLEAR from the statement that the Labour Congress is placing the responsibility entirely on the ruling SLPP Government and not on global trends. The SLLC ‘s statement attribution of the time of the economic crises is also time-specific : “Over the last couple of years”, which leaves no doubt that the Labour Congress is referencing the SLPP era, which started in 2018.
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