On 8 December 2021, the Federal Social Court stated that an employee who falls on his way, from bed to the home office for the first time in the morning, is protected by the statutory accident insurance.
The Council of Ministers agreed to refer to Parliament the approval of two International Labour Organisation (ILO) conventions: Convention n. 177, on home work, and Convention 190, on the elimination of violence and harassment in the world of work.
Accession to both conventions means further protection of the labour rights of workers, regardless of where they carry out their professional activity, and respect for fundamental rights in the workplace.
On 25 August 2021, Sierra Leone ratified eight ILO Conventions and one Protocol, bringing to the total number of 44 of ratified instruments on forced labour, domestic workers, safety and health, migrant workers and labour administration.
These nine instruments will enter into force on 25 August 2022.
It was a significant move towards recognizing, promoting and implementing decent work for women and men in the country.
The Committee on the Application of Standards (CAS) discussed, among other topics, the Committee of Experts on the application of Conventions and Recommendations (CEACR) 2020 General Survey and its Addendum.
Based on this discussion, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Constituents adopted an outcome that shed light, among other points, on the private sector as the principal source of economic growth and job creation, the need to promote an enabling environment for entrepreneurship and sustainable enterprises, and the role of sustainable enterprises as generators of employment and promoters of innovation and decent work.
The 2021 ILC will first discuss topics such as the impact of Covid-19 on the world of work and the ILO’s response, social protection and the application of international Labour Standards.
A second part of the Conference to be held in November 2021 will discuss the topics of inequalities and skills.