The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has asked the government to take firm action against illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey.
Failure to do that, the TUC says it will mount pressure on the government in the coming days.
According to the TUC, the engagements and talking were enough, and it was time for the government to take immediate action in dealing with illegal mining.
The Union’s leadership embarked on a visit to the Birim River in the Eastern Region on Friday, October 10, for a fact-finding exercise.
The Secretary-General of the TUC, Joshua Ansah, expressed deep concern about the deteriorating state of Ghana’s water bodies due to illegal mining, describing the practice as a “heinous crime.
“The fight to dismantle galamsey is the government’s fight. All of us must and will support. In the few weeks, the TUC will outline a few measures to support the fight against galamsey.
The call of these measures will be to exert maximum pressure on the government and its agencies to act decisively on galamsey.
Government must act decisively and must act now. Galamsey must stop; enough of the meetings and advocacy, talking, we need action now. The leadership of TUC will meet after this important tour and make a very decisive decision with the government on the way forward,” he said.
