The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has embarked on a demonstration against Sunon Asogli Power Limited for its refusal to reinstate three dismissed workers who happen to be their local union executives.
According to the Union, the workers had their contracts terminated because they decided to join the Ghana Mine Workers Union which is under the Trades Union Congress.
But Sunon Asogli has refuted such claims explaining that “the termination of the employment contract between three former employees of the Company and the Company had nothing to do with their joining the Union. The Company believes that an employment contract is not servitude and either party to the contract may terminate the contract at any material time, in accordance with the provisions of Act 651 and the contract”.
The General Secretary of the Ghana Mine Workers Union, Abdul Moomin Gbana said it will not relent in ensuring that justice is served for their dismissed members.
“We are not against any investor coming to Ghana but Sunon Asogli’s $750 million cannot buy our rights so today, we are demonstrating to the whole world that unions in this country will exercise our rights.
Our demands are very simple and we have made it clear to our employer that our three colleagues must be reinstated and we will fight and fight till they are reinstated.”
The Trades Union Congress and it’s over 20 affiliates converged at the Kpone Methodist Church to begin their protest.