Labour Congress Calls for Urgent Completion of Gento Port Amid Freetown Congestion

Labour Congress Calls for Urgent Completion of Gento Port Amid Freetown Congestion

The Sierra Leone Labour Congress is urging the government to accelerate work on the Kent Harbour and Logistics Port, saying congestion at Freetown’s main port has become an economic emergency. SLLC President Mohamed Salieu Bangura made the call Monday, September 7, during a visit by the Congress leadership to the port project in Kent.

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Key points

• The Sierra Leone Labour Congress is urging the government to accelerate work on the Kent Harbour and Logistics Port, saying congestion at Freetown’s main port has become an economic emergency. SLLC President Mohamed Salieu Bangura made the call Monday, September 7, during a visit by the Congress leadership to the port project in Kent.
• The Sierra Leone Labour Congress (SLLC) has described the worsening congestion at the Queen Elizabeth II Quay in Freetown as a national emergency requiring urgent intervention, warning that the situation is affecting workers, businesses, road users and the wider economy.

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