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Railway workers call off strike
Accra, April 2, Ghanadot/GNA – Workers of
the Ghana Railway Company Limited have decided to call off
their strike action and resume work on Friday, April 4.
A statement issued in Accra on Wednesday by the Ministry of
Manpower, Youth and Employment said this followed a meeting
attended by the Interim Management Committee of the Railway
Workers Union, the Ministry of Manpower, Youth and
Employment, Ministry of Harbours and Railways, the TUC and
National Labour Commission.
The statement said the meeting held under the chairmanship
of Nana Akomea, Minister of Manpower, Youth and Employment,
agreed on a number of key issues that formed the basis of a
memorandum of understanding signed by the stakeholders on
Tuesday.
These are prompt payment of outstanding salary arrears and
establishment of a committee to investigate grievances
expressed by the workers and the submission of the report
within 21 days of its inception.
Another issue is the reconvening of the Standing Joint
Negotiation Committee to review the Collective Bargaining
Agreement, including wages and salaries which elapsed in
2000.
The statement said the Interim Chairman of the Railway
Workers Union, Mr K.T. Dadzie, reiterated the “total
commitment” of workers of the Company to collaborate with
government, board and management to ensure the growth and
sustainability of the railway system in Ghana.
The Deputy Minister of Harbours and Railways, Mrs. Sophia
Horner-Sam pledged government’s commitment to revamp the
railway sector.
She said the government had allocated 90 million dollars for
the rehabilitation of the Western line.
The meeting urged all stakeholders to abide by the terms and
conditions agreed in the MOU.
A Sekondi High Court on Monday adjourned to April 9, a case
in which the National Labour Commission (NLC) had instituted
legal action against the Interim Management Committee (IMC)
of the Ghana Railway Company (GRC) for not calling off an
industrial strike began on February 15, this year.
The workers were demanding the removal of their Managing
Director, Mr. Rufus Quaye, a 150 per cent increase in their
salaries and payment of outstanding four months’ salary.
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