Organised Labour remains resolute in its decision to strike despite calls to abandon their protest, which commenced on Monday, July 15.
The strike is in opposition to the sale of a 60 percent stake in four hotels owned by the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) to Rock City Hotel, owned by Agriculture Minister Bryan Acheampong.
Although SSNIT terminated the contentious transaction on Friday, July 12, following pressure from various worker unions, Organised Labour announced that the strike would proceed unless the SSNIT board is dissolved.
Deputy Secretary General of the Ghana Federation of Labour, Kenneth Koomson, emphasized the critical role Ghanaian workers have played in the country’s history and declared that their fight for fair treatment would continue.
“Ghana’s independence wouldn’t have been possible without the involvement of workers and politicians should know that. The unity displayed on July 12 is just the tip of the iceberg, and going forward, Organised Labour is going to ensure that the ordinary Ghanaian is well taken care of,” Koomson stated on Citi FM.
Koomson further revealed that an emergency meeting would be held to review SSNIT’s recent communications and determine the next steps.
“We thought that it was important to assemble today to review the letter that has been written by SSNIT and then take a decision and so today will be a day to communicate to the public where we stand today and an announcement will be made afterwards.”
