President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo
The Deputy Secretary-General of the Ghana Federation of Labour, Kenneth Koomson has criticised calls on the government to create new jobs.
According to him, Ghana is not in the place to be considering the creation of new jobs, especially as the COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on many businesses.
He noted that the already existing jobs are collapsing and it would be close to impossible for the government to create any presently on such a weak foundation.
Speaking in an interview with Samuel Eshun, host of the Happy Morning Show aired on e.TV Ghana and Happy 98.9 FM, Kenneth Koomson said.
Sen. Bala Ibn Na’Allah, representing Kebbi South senatorial zone, has called for dialogue, maturity, cooperation and understanding in the wake of the suspended Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) strike in Kebbi.
By Victor Ogunje
The organised labour and the 21 workers allegedly sacked by the Ekiti State House of Assembly yesterday protested against the state lawmakers over their “unjust dismissal” from the service of the state Assembly.
The protest, led by labour leaders, was held within the premises of the state Assembly complex, where they rendered series of derisive songs to castigate the Ekiti State House of Assembly Service Commission over the action.
Addressing the dismissed workers, the Secretary of the Ekiti State Joint Negotiating Council, Gbenga Olowoyo, said it was wrong for the commission to have speedily sent the names of the affected workers to the state accountant-general to stop their salaries while negotiation lasted.
Published on 13.01.2021 at 12h21 by APA News
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The call by the Trades Union Congress on the government to direct all economic recovery and transformation efforts in the next four years on job creation and the directive by President Akufo-Addo to all Metropolitan, Municipal and Districts Chief Executives to remain at post until further notice are some of the leading stories in the Ghanaian press on Wednesday.The Graphic reports that the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has called on the government to direct all economic recovery and transformation efforts in the next four years on job creation.
It has, therefore, called for effective collaboration among stakeholders, whom it describes as social partners, to create more and better jobs for young Ghanaians, both in the public and the private sectors of the economy.