Officials pose for a picture after motorcycles donation to the Ministry of Labor. (Photo: Moyo Jacob Felix).

The International Labour Organization (ILO) donated 15 motorcycles to the National Ministry of Labour on Friday to ease staff mobility and efficiency in the country.

The motorbikes will enable inspectors to promptly travel to different parts of the country and respond to labour-related concerns.

Mary Hillary, the ministry’s undersecretary says two of the motorcycles received will be used within the headquarters while 13 will be dispatched to support labour inspection in the states and administrative areas.

“We are receiving motorcycles 15 of them from ILO, they are supporting us with Labor inspection. Two motorcycles should be for the ministry and the 13 motorcycles will go to the ten States and the three administrative areas,” Hillary told the media following the handover of the motorcycles in Juba Friday.

“We look forward to boost labour inspection all over the country to ensure that our workers are working under very good conditions and that everything is okay.”

“We want to see that even for the migrant workers that are here in South Sudan that they are working legally in this country with valid work permits and everything that would allow them to work in this country legally.”

On his part, ILO Program Manager for Labour Migration Project, Aida Awel says labour inspection plays critical role in administration to ensure that the rights of workers are protected.

“We are handing over the motorbikes to improve labour inspection in the region and in the country because labour inspection plays critical role in labour administration to ensure that rights of migrant workers as well as workers in general are protected.”

“So, it will the role of the labour inspectors to ensure that the working conditions of workers in general are well taken care of.”

Meanwhile, Agoisio Akol Arop, Deputy Secretary General of South Sudan Workers Traders Union says some companies and organizations fail to take good care of their employees.

According to him, the donation will help improve the conditions of workers in the country through routine inspection.

“I think it will improve, sometimes there are some other companies that employ people and then also they don’t take care of them, but when the ministry of labour has some inspectors to see them in their own place, it will help very much.”