Organized labour wants the government to treat negotiations for a 60% increment in base pay on the single spine salary structure with a sense of urgency.
It wants the increment as compensation for the current harsh economic conditions.
For six consecutive times, the group’s negotiations with the government have ended inconclusively.
The meeting between government and the Ministry of Finance scheduled for Tuesday, December 20, 2022 has been moved to Thursday, December 22, 2022.
Joshua Ansah, Deputy Secretary General of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) laments the government’s attitude is uncalled for.
Deputy Minister for Employment, Bright Wereko-Brobby says that even though he is disturbed by the recent issues on the labour front, he hopes government’s continuous engagements will yield positive results.
Meanwhile, organised labour has vowed to reject any plea from the government to rescind its decision on the planned strike action slated for Tuesday, December 27, 2022.
Speaking to the media, the group said until government assures them that their pension funds won’t be affected by the debt exchange programme their strike will take effect until further notice.
The labour front for the past few months has recorded several agitations. The most recent are issues related to the government’s debt exchange programme.
The programme which seeks to manage the country’s domestic debt to help in reviving the economy has been vehemently opposed by organized labour, the mother union of all labour unions in Ghana.
They lament their pension funds will negatively be affected.
In view of this, the union wants assurance from the government that the pension funds will not be touched.
Speaking to the media Joshua Ansah said they won’t accept any plea from the government until their demands are met.
“Pleading will not bring anything on our table. We have just made a very simple demand and that is government not touching our pension funds. It should exempt our pension funds from the debt exchange program and that’s it. But if they prolong the issue, we will act accordingly.”
