Labour Ministry Launches Investigation Into Mudslide Incident at Lungi Airport Construction Site

4 days ago

The Commissioner of Labour has dispatched a team led by Ing. Osman Conteh to conduct a preliminary investigation into the incident that occurred yesterday at the Freetown International Airport, with a...

Labour Ministry Engages Recruitment Agencies Over Compliance With Employment Laws

5 days ago

The Ministry of Employment, Labour and Social Security has held a high-level stakeholder meeting with private recruitment agencies to strengthen compliance with Sierra Leone’s labour laws and international...

Where Are the Jobs? Sierra Leone’s Youth Wait as Private Sector, Not Government, Emerges as Key to 500,000 Pledge

7 days ago

On International Youth Day, Sierra Leone’s flagship promise of 500,000 jobs rests on a reality its own Labour Congress has publicly acknowledged: the government cannot deliver this alone. While President...

Labour Ministry Summons Recruitment Agencies Over Compliance With Employment Regulations

2 weeks ago

The Ministry of Employment, Labour and Social Security has called on all recruitment agencies operating in Sierra Leone to comply with national labour laws and international standards governing recruitment...

Labour Commissioner Sinneh Bockarie Reconstitutes Agricultural Trade Council to Enforce Standards

3 weeks ago

Labour Commissioner Sinneh Bockarie has reconstituted the Agricultural Trade Group Council to restart collective bargaining in the country’s largest employment sector, following a prolonged period of...

Commissioner of Labour Trains New Officers on Inspection and Work Permit Administration

1 month ago

The Commissioner of Labour, Sinneh Bockarie, has intensified efforts to strengthen the capacity of newly recruited officers of the Ministry of Employment, Labour and Social Security (MELSS) and personnel...

Government Launches Nationwide Labour Data Collection Exercise

2 months ago

The Government of Sierra Leone, through the Ministry of Employment, Labour and Social Security, has launched a nationwide data collection exercise aimed at strengthening workplace standards, assessing...

Labour Ministry Disowns Fake Overseas Job Advert, Warns Public Against Fraud

2 months ago

The Ministry of Employment, Labour and Social Security has warned the public against fraudulent advertisements claiming to offer overseas employment opportunities through private recruitment agencies,...

Labour Ministry Secures Police Backing to Boost Work Permit Compliance and Labour Law Enforcement

2 months ago

The Ministry of Employment, Labour and Social Security has stepped up its nationwide enforcement campaign by securing the support of the Sierra Leone Police in the North-East Region to strengthen compliance...

Labour Ministry expands Work Permit Enforcement at all Sierra Leone Borders

2 months ago

The Minister of Employment, Labour and Social Security, Mohamed Rahman Swaray, announced the commencement of formal work permit enforcement on Monday, 29 June 2026, covering Sierra Leone's international...