Organised Labour will go on indefinite strike on July 10, 2023 to demand the reinstatement of three local union leaders who were fired by Sunon Asogli Power Limited.
The union leaders were fired after joining the Ghana Mine Workers Union, which is affiliated with the Trades Union Congress (TUC).
The strike comes after the corporation was issued a series of ultimatums to reinstate the workers.
Despite efforts to address the situation, TUC Secretary General Dr. Yaw Baah said their efforts have been futile, therefore their response.
Dr. Yaw Baah told journalists in Accra on June 26: “We met here and informed you about Sunon Asogli’s violation of workers’ rights. Three of our colleagues have been let go as we speak. We gathered here on June 1 and set a June 26 deadline for their reinstatement. Our friends are still at home right now. We have met with the Minister of Employment and Labour Relations, government officials, and stakeholders, but they have not yet returned home. Today, Organised Labour decided that we will not allow this to continue. We cannot sit back and do nothing if our government allows union leaders to be abused this way.”
“This morning, Organized Labour leaders have met, and our decision is very clear, all union members in this country, on July 10, if our three brothers have not been reinstated, no worker will go to work on July 10. That is very simple and clear, I want to repeat, on Monday, July 10, all workers of Ghana are going to stay at home, if our brothers are not reinstated.”
Dr. Baah also cautioned
civil and governmental servants, as well as commercial drivers, not to work on the designated strike date.
“Workers in the public and civil sectors, as well as the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU), will remain at home on July 10; no vehicles will operate in the country. This is the decision we have made; I believe it is clear and simple, comrades,” the TUC Secretary General added.
