{"id":447096,"date":"2017-12-14T14:41:56","date_gmt":"2017-12-14T14:41:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/12\/14\/mine-workers-petition-parliament-over-goldfields-layoff-decision\/"},"modified":"2017-12-14T14:41:56","modified_gmt":"2017-12-14T14:41:56","slug":"mine-workers-petition-parliament-over-goldfields-layoff-decision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/12\/14\/mine-workers-petition-parliament-over-goldfields-layoff-decision\/","title":{"rendered":"Mine workers petition Parliament over Goldfields layoff decision"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Business News of Thursday, 14 December 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>3news.com <\/p>\n<p>2017-12-14<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/98650920.295.jpg\" alt=\"Mining Workers1.jpeg\" title=\"Mining Workers1.jpeg\" width=\"295\" height=\"195\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Goldfields\u2019 layoff according to the company is part of organizational restructuring<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125817929577\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125817929577\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/1513262516_297_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\">Members of the Mine Workers Union of the Ghana Trades Union Congress (TUC) have petitioned Parliament to intervene in the recent decision by Goldfields Ghana Limited to lay off some 1,500 workers. <\/p>\n<p>The Union marched to Parliament in red to present the petition. <\/p>\n<p>According to them, the gold-mining company has to be stopped from going the road it wants to take. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey cannot do anything untoward,\u201d General Secretary of the Union Prince William Ankrah said on Thursday when they presented the petition. <\/p>\n<p>Goldfields Ghana Ltd says its decision to lay off the workers this month is part of measures to change its business model. <\/p>\n<p>According to the company, some of the workers will be re-engaged. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat we are doing right now in 2017, our mining fleet has changed, and will need to be replaced now looking at the types of mines that we have which is five to six years of active mining,\u201d the company is quoted as saying. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we were to pump that money into fleet replacement, we will not actually be able to recoup that money back because we are talking about a huge capital investment here.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>But the over 100 members of the Union told Minority Leader of Parliament Haruna Iddrisu, who interacted with them in Parliament, that the situation will bring untold hardship on them, and the country as a whole. <\/p>\n<p>Their petition was specifically meant for the Mines and Energy Committee of Parliament. <\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Media General\u2019s Mercydarlyn Lokko reported on 3FM\u2019s Midday News that the workers were stopped from entering the main chamber of the House due to their red outfits. <\/p>\n<p>This forced some members of the Committee to issue a fiat stopping any other group from being allowed to petition the legislative, from hence, if they are in red.<\/p>\n<div class=\"related_articles\" style=\"width: 100%;\">\n<div style=\"clear: both; 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