The Tema District Council of Labour (TDCL) has decided to hoist red flags at all working establishments in the municipality for one week starting from Monday, November 5, following government’s refusal to act on the proposed restoration of the End of Service Benefits (ESB) to workers.
A resolution adopted at its general meeting and released to the Ghana News Agency on Monday expressed the Council’s desire to witness concrete commitment on the part of government towards the de-freezing of the ESB.
The resolution signed by Mr Mohammed Baba Tairo, Secretary of the TDCL said the workers demand was a matter of course since past government functionaries had benefited from the ESB.
“In the light of the refusal of the Minister of Manpower Development and Employment to initiate any action in that direction and also failure to acknowledge receipt of our concern as at the time of the meeting, the Council had no alternative than to act in this direction.”
It said the action was to forewarn the government that until it took steps to meet the leadership of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) to de-freeze the ESB, the council would be compelled to take further actions at the appropriate time.
The resolution was copied to the related sector ministries, Tema Municipal Chief Executive, TUC and all District Councils of Labour.
Source: GhanaWeb
