Organised Labour has declared an intention to embark on a strike action in opposition to the decision by the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) to sell a 60% stake in four of its hotels to Rock City Hotel, which is owned by Agriculture Minister Bryan Acheampong.
The nationwide industrial action will take effect on Monday, July 15, 2024.
The decision to embark on the strike action comes after Labour Minister Ignatius Baffour Awuah confirmed that the National Pension Regulatory Authority had granted SSNIT the green light to select the hotels.
“I can tell you on authority that NPRA has since indicated that they have seen the processes, and they think that SSNIT can go ahead,” the Pensions Minister informed Parliament.
The NPRA on June 28 directed SSNIT to suspend its negotiations with Rock City over the proposed sale of the four hotels.
After it’s evaluation and investigation into the matter, the NPRA has granted SSNIT the green light to sell the hotels to Rock City Hotel.
The Secretary General of the Trades Union Congress, Dr. Yaw Baah admonished all workers to abstain from their work on Monday, July 15 until the transaction is terminated.
“We find it extremely difficult to understand how and why NPRA will turn around to approve such a flawed deal …and so we will like to reiterate that the sale of SSNIT shares in the four hotels is not in the best interest of the country and we therefore demand that SSNIT terminates the deal immediately.
“From Monday, July 15, 2024, all workers in Ghana must not go to work until SSNIT publicly announces the termination of the processes to sell its shares in the hotels.”
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana