Greater Accra Council of Labour gives notice to strike

The Greater Accra Council of Labour on Sunday said it has endorsed the decision of the Tema District Council of Labour to give notice of an intended industrial action to push home the demand for the restoration of the End-of-Service-Benefits (ESB) to workers.

A statement issued in Accra said a resolution adopted by the Council at the end of its two-day conference in Accra noted that the action would take place as and when they thought appropriate to strike.

The Council has, therefore, has directed all affiliate bodies and districts branches and locals in the regions to hoist red flags at their workplaces with effect from Monday November 12.

The resolution said members of the Council have deliberated exhaustively on the frozen ESB and its attendant hardship to the entire labour force. It said members were aware that both productive labour and employers cherished their future security after active service.

The resolution also noted that while the freeze deprived the majority of Ghanaians of the ESB, some politicians continued to enjoy it, thus raising issues of equity and moral justification.