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| Chapter VI |
| Labour Laws Nov. 02, 1962 |
| Selected Speeches |
| Haile Selassie the First - November 2, 1962 |
.... A step which, We are persuaded, will stand as a landmark in Ethiopia's
history is the enactment in recent weeks of urgently required labour
legislation. The newly promulgated Labour Relations Law and Public
Employment Administration Order have been carefully prepared for the
declared purposes of stimulating a better way of life for the workers of
Our Empire and of promoting social harmony and content amongst all
classes of Our people. If we meet the challenge which this legislation
represents and, through it, fulfil the needs of an increasingly-enlightened
society, these enactments will make an incalculable contribution to
Ethiopia's future economic and social expansion.
history is the enactment in recent weeks of urgently required labour
legislation. The newly promulgated Labour Relations Law and Public
Employment Administration Order have been carefully prepared for the
declared purposes of stimulating a better way of life for the workers of
Our Empire and of promoting social harmony and content amongst all
classes of Our people. If we meet the challenge which this legislation
represents and, through it, fulfil the needs of an increasingly-enlightened
society, these enactments will make an incalculable contribution to
Ethiopia's future economic and social expansion.
| Legal & Constitutional |
| Collective Bargaining |
A nation's goals in any field of endeavour require, for their achievement,
the combined efforts of all parts of its society, and, not least, of the
entrepreneurial and labouring classes. The employer-employee
relationship, in turn, must be based on sound and fair labour conditions.
The Labour Relations Law will ensure that these exist. In addition, this
law provides the mechanism for the settlement of disputes between
employers and by peaceful negotiations. Recourse to the technique of
collective bargaining will solve before they are created those difficulties
which arise when labour and employers come into conflict. Collective
bargaining will require from both employers and employees, and form the
employers' associations and labour unions which they are authorized and
empowered to create to represent them, a high degree of maturity and
responsibility, as well as mutual respect and recognition of the other's
rights. We expect that these attitudes will be manifested fully in their
dealings with one another ....
the combined efforts of all parts of its society, and, not least, of the
entrepreneurial and labouring classes. The employer-employee
relationship, in turn, must be based on sound and fair labour conditions.
The Labour Relations Law will ensure that these exist. In addition, this
law provides the mechanism for the settlement of disputes between
employers and by peaceful negotiations. Recourse to the technique of
collective bargaining will solve before they are created those difficulties
which arise when labour and employers come into conflict. Collective
bargaining will require from both employers and employees, and form the
employers' associations and labour unions which they are authorized and
empowered to create to represent them, a high degree of maturity and
responsibility, as well as mutual respect and recognition of the other's
rights. We expect that these attitudes will be manifested fully in their
dealings with one another ....
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