CEEF calls on employers to respect workers’ rights

ADDIS ABABA – Confederation of Ethiopian Employers’ Federation (CEEF) disclosed that employers should adhere to national and international laws to ensure the rights and benefits of work­ers.

An awareness creation workshop was held yesterday to raise stakeholders’ un­derstanding about the Pension Proclama­tion No. 1275/2021 organized by CEEF in collaboration with Private Organiza­tion Employees Social Security Admin­istration (POESSA).

On the occasion, Getahun noted that em­ployers should act upon the national and international laws on protecting employ­ees to reduce unnecessary risks and be profitable.

Several employers have been exposing their businesses to difficult situation due to their awareness gap. For instance, a company was lost up to 46 million Birr due to the existing knowledge gap about the national proclamation, he said with­out mentioning names.

“Filling the awareness gap among em­ployers would bring paramount signifi­cances such as producing competitive and creative workers, ensuring social se­curity, exercising social dialogue, and the likes,” he underlined.

POESSA Operation Department Deputy CEO, Meseret Zeleke on his part said that employers have been playing vital role in creating jobs and stabilizing the country’s macro economy.

However, he noted that they have knowl­edge gaps especially about protecting the rights and benefits of workers.

Meseret stated that such awareness cre­ation workshops help to identify the ex­isting problems, direct relevant solution, create productive citizens and raise un­derstanding and the likes.

Presenting an initial discussion paper, POESSA’s Law Affairs Director Girma Sisay said, “Knowledgeable investors in the workers area would play indispens­able role in ensuring social stability, solving the problem easily, responding the duty properly and encouraging soli­darity.”

He added that the proclamation helps to raising stakeholders’ awareness, creating enabling environment for employers’ and employees and deepening social ties.

Of course, there is existing procedural gaps inclusively law expertise in the area so that the country needs to establish a platform to create smooth relationship between the employers’ and employees as well as translating the international law on related issues.

BY MESERET BEHAILU

THE ETHIOPIAN HERALD THURSDAY 18 JULY 2024

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