Those who contribute for 180 months should qualify for pension - Workers Bolgatanga, March 28 GNA - Workers in Bolgatanga have suggested to the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) to reduce the period for qualification for pension from 240 months of contribution to 180 months.

This would make it possible for those who had to break their service as a result of redeployment to benefit. The workers made the suggestion at a forum in Bolgatanga to afford workers the opportunity to make proposals for the review of the Social Security Law, PNDC Law 247 of 1991.

The workers also proposed that SSNIT Pensioners Association should elect their representative on the Board of Directors of SSNIT. The Regional Public Affairs Officer of SSNIT, Mr Emmanuel Pessey, explained that SSNIT could meet the workers demand if they were prepared to increase their contributions to the fund.

The Regional Secretary of the TUC, Alhaji Abdulia Bawa, informed the workers that the Trades Union Congress (TUC) would count all its members in August and urged them to hold themselves in readiness. He said the training of enumerators would begin at the end of March.