16/06/2026
How ironic that just a day or two after the International Labour Conference adopted a Convention on Decent Work for the Platform Economy, this happens right before our eyes. These gentlemen are delivery guys working for a certain company. One of them was involved in an accident, hit by a taxi as he was going about his tasks. The questions that immediately came to mind are: do these guys enjoy any labour rights? are they provided with protective clothing? I saw one helmet there, I wasn't sure if there were other, whether the guy who was hit had a helmet on but generally they cycle around town with minimal protective clothing if any. It is Winter, what type of clothing do they wear to guard against the harsh Lesotho winter conditions and who should ensure that they have them? Now that an accident has happened, is there Workmen's Compensation cover? God forbid, what would happen if he died in that accident just like the one that occurred at Khubetsoana a few days back where a life was lost or got permanently disabled? Tharollo Holdings will host the 2nd HR and Labour Law Summit in November 2026, on the theme The Future of Work: Enabling Responsible Artificial Intelligence (AI), Decent Work and Institutional Readiness. The legal implications of the Gig and Platform Economies will take centre stage as technological and innovative ways of creating employment. The Convention that has just been adopted on Decent Work in the Platform Economy, a milestone indeed, will be shared with Basotho. We need to understand that it is not just that there are no jobs and people are trying to make a living; they are workers, and they deserve to have their labour rights protected too.