Bea Mountain Mining Company Operations Manager, Engin Turham, has lauded the government and Labor Minister, Cllr. Cooper Kruah, for the visit to his operation areas, and assured the Labor Ministry of BMMC’s plans to employ many more Liberians. He said the company has a plan to employ additional Liberians soon as it expands its operations, which will further help the government’s economic stimulus program.
The disclosure was made following the end of an inspection tour in the western region. Turham also assured the minister and team of addressing the concerns of workers.
The tour by the minister and delegation is the first leg of the minister’s nationwide assessment of the labor sector of the country since his ascendancy to the position of labor minister. The visit also took the team to Western Cluster Company in Bomi County.
At the two concession conglomerates, Minister Kruah and team held separate discussions with the top management teams, as well as workers, to understand some of the problems. The minister said he was committed to lighting government’s fullest commitment to protect industrial environment and the need for the employment of more Liberian staffs as well as their elevation to top managerial positions—in a bid to create economic stimulus for them.
Minister Kruah expressed serious consternation at Bea Mountain Mining Company over earlier media report of a Turkish expatriate staff allegedly serving as fuel pump attendant; a position which Liberians are overly capable of occupying. However, it was said that the report was based on a situation at the company years ago when it first commenced operation, but has since been resolved with a Liberian taking up the position.
After meeting with the local workers, the minister urged BMMC management to look at the concerns of the workers. In response to these concerns, Bea Mountain Mining Company Operations Manager, Turham, lauded Minister Kruah for the site seeing visit and assured the Labor Ministry team of his management’s commitment to take remedial actions in addressing the workers’ concerns.