Public sector workers to hit streets today over 4 per cent salary increment
Some disgruntled workers in the public sector are scheduled to demonstrate today over the recent 4% and 7% increments in their wages.
The Police have agreed to provide security for the aggrieved Public Sector Workers demonstrations today, Wednesday, August 18 in Accra.
There has been widespread criticism of the leadership of Organised Labour for accepting the meagre 4 and 7 per cent increment instead of a proposed 25 per cent.
Some labour groups insist that the 4 and 7 per cent are disappointing and unfair to workers due to the impact of the Covid-19, but the leadership of Organised Labour has argued that it accepted the percentage to allow the government to employ more workers into the public service.
Mr Norbert Gbotsitsi, Lead Convener for the disgruntled Public Sector Workers, last month dared the government to invite public sector workers to come up with a redundancy programme and many public sector workers will apply.
“Do you think the government can embark on redundancy? Government should try and see that 90% of Ghanaian workers will put in the application.”
Mr Gborgbotsi said, “if TUC says it does not want the government to lay off public sector workers, tell them to lay us off and give us redundancy packages and see if the government can afford that. Go to Newmont Ghana. The workers there are praying for redundancy because the package is four times their retirement packages.”
By: Stella Annan | myactiveonline.com Twitter @activetvgh
