TUC to highlight misgivings about SSNIT - Asamoah

The TUC will hold a news conference about the misgivings being expressed about the operations of SSNIT.

Mr Kofi Asamoah, Deputy Secretary-General of the congress, said this at Cape Coast at the opening of a two-day Regular Central Regional Council of Labour Meeting for 30 participants to deliberate on policies adopted at the sixth quadrennial congress of the TUC. The Deputy Secretary-General expressed concern about the dominance of "non-contributors" on the board of the Trust and said SSNIT must be streamlined in the interest of workers.

He said the Congress is committed to the election of a government, which would be committed to the welfare of workers and called on leaders of the various structures of the TUC to educate workers on the manifestos of the parties. The Deputy Secretary-General said the TUC hopes to receive a "favourable response" from the government on the proposals for a daily minimum wage of 5,500 cedis and assured workers that they would be informed about developments on the issue.