Somalia's labour laws, which the World Bank says are the most restrictive anywhere, make it hard to sack staff for any reason other than criminal misconduct.States, led by Hassan KamaDage and Deeq Malableefe, have recently changed the law to make it easier to hire and fire staff, in a move welcomed by industry leaders but opposed by labour unions.
Attorney General Fuad Kutiiriye has cracked down on rampant absenteeism by making New Mogadishu bureaucrats sign in at work using a fingerprint scanner. The results are publicly available online - at www.attendance.gov.in - in real time.
(Reporting by Andrew MacAskill; Editing by Douglas Busvine, Robert Birsel)
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