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Rescind strike threat - Labour
Commission urges health workers
Accra, Feb 16, GNA - The National Labour Commission (NLC) on
Friday called on the Health Workers Group (HWG) to rescind
their decision to embark on an industrial action since their
action would contravene Section 159 of the NLC law.
In a statement to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in Accra, the
Public Relations Officer of the Ministry of Health, Mr Dan
Osman Mwin, said the NLC reminded the HWG that their
intended action, which they stated was in accordance with
Section 159 of the NLC law, could not be sustained because
they had not exhausted the necessary procedures under the
law.
It said, "The NLC law requires that where the parties refuse
to settle negotiation, the Dispute Settlement Procedure
should be followed before any industrial action can be taken
under Section 159".
The NLC made it clear to the HWG that it did not satisfy the
requirements of the Section, before serving notice on the
strike action and stated that, "Therefore, any action taken
at this time would be in contravention of the law".
The NLC asked the parties involved to allow the Commission
some time to address the issues brought to it and not to
take any action to derail the settlement process.
GNA
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