Bargaining Certificate for ICU

Accra, (Greater Accra) 20 July '99,

The National Tripartite Committee on Monday directed that a new Bargaining Certificate should be issued immediately to the Industrial and Commercial Workers' Union (ICU) of the TUC to represent workers of the Wire Weaving Industries Limited who have opted to join the union.

It also asked police to investigate all complaints of alleged criminal acts committed at African Automobile Limited (AAL), with a view to bringing the suspects to face the law.

A statement issued in Accra said the direction follows a meeting called by the committee to discuss the impending nation-wide demonstration by all members of the ICU.

It asked the Ministry of Employment and Social Welfare to set in motion the necessary machinery to ensure that there is no vacuum in trade union representation at any workplace in respect of which a bargaining certificate has been applied.

It said a sub-committee of the National Tripartite Committee has been set up to investigate the issues raised by the ICU, including the mass dismissal of workers of AAL and unionisation problems at Akosombo Textiles Limited, and submit its report to the plenary to August 10, 1999.

"In the light of the foregoing, the National Tripartite Committee agreed that the ICU should call off their impending demonstration."