Tanker drivers to embark on sit-down strike on Monday
Another labour unrest is in the offing as members of the Gas Tanker Drivers and Petrol Tanker Unions have served notice to commence industrial action on Monday, August 1.
The Association cites reasons such as poor working conditions and unfair treatment of drivers by BOST and NPA which stems from the continuous ban on LPG Stations under construction since 2017.
Mr George Nyaunu, Chairman of the Ghana National Petroleum Tanker Drivers Union, says all efforts to get the government to address their concerns have fallen on deaf ears.
“We intend to embark on a sit-down strike. They have failed to give us tangible reasons for the ban on LPG stations under construction.”
The drivers declared a sit-down strike on March 4, 2022, for its members who cart LPG products across the country over a similar reason, saying the situation had affected remuneration and other conditions of service.
It was to push the government to lift the ban on the establishment of new LPG stations following the Atomic Junction explosion in 2017 that claimed lives and destroyed properties.
However, the strike was suspended following an assurance from the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) to address their concerns.
The government has explained that the ban is aimed at sanitising the space and also at ensuring that the required protocols are followed through.
