Youth in Afforestation threaten to go on strike on August 1
Youth in Afforestation programme beneficiaries have threatened to stage a protest against the government if issues regarding their over six months of unpaid allowances are not resolved by the end of July 2022.
Aggrieved beneficiaries of the programme expressed their dissatisfaction with the government while stating that some of their members are even owed up to seventeen months of arrears.
The group reiterated that its members who are made up of about 45,000 people will also lay down their tools by August 1, 2022, if their concerns are not addressed.
Addressing the press in Kumasi, the national president of the Youth in Afforestation Ghana, Rev. Clement Asare stated that they are going through difficult times as a result of the unpaid allowances.
“If by the end of this month, we do not get our money, we are going to organize a nationwide demonstration against the government. So we are also urging Parliament to talk about the issue so that our grievances will be resolved.
“We will demonstrate until our demands are met. The government owes us six months. Others are owed 14 and 17 months. The issue is very serious. We are suffering, so we are appealing to the government to pay us by the end of this month, else we will not continue working.”
Both in March and May 2022, the group made a similar demand for their allowances.
