Tema, July 16, GNA – Mr Abraham Koomson, Secretary General of the Ghana Federation of Labour (GFL) has called for unity among Labour Unions in the country to protect wellbeing of workers.
He lamented that the rate at which some workers were misused and left vulnerable especially in the current economic status of the country was unacceptable.
He mentioned that the endless splintering of the workforce was undermining the bargaining positions of the care of the staff in the country.
Mr. Koomson was analysing the labour front at the 14th edition of the Stakeholders Engagement and Worker’s Appreciation Day Seminar of the Tema Regional Office of the Ghana News Agency (GNA).
The GNA Tema Stakeholder Engagement is a platform rolled out for state and non-state actors to address national issues and serves as a motivational mechanism to recognise the editorial contribution of reporters toward national development.
He said it was about time the unions came together to fight for higher wages, consider working hours, look at workplace hazards protection and other factors adding that they were also to ensure the wellbeing of workers.
He bemoaned that most of the companies take advantage of the unemployment situation in the country and engage the citizens particularly the youth without employment letters with poor condition of services.
The GFL Secretary-General said when there was unity in the Labour Unions to fight for working conditions for workers, it would go a long way to promote individual, family, and community well-being.
He noted that relegating issues to other entities was dangerous and that was because of the consistent formation of new unions saying that portrayed the unions as weak which cannot fight for them.
“If a union cannot handle grievances of its members, and they have to seek for help outside indirectly we are relegating our own responsibilities to another entity and that is very dangerous,” Mr Koomson added
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