{"id":450457,"date":"2017-12-27T19:24:32","date_gmt":"2017-12-27T19:24:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2017\/12\/27\/tuc-backs-mineworkers-over-lay-off-threat-by-ggl\/"},"modified":"2017-12-27T19:24:32","modified_gmt":"2017-12-27T19:24:32","slug":"tuc-backs-mineworkers-over-lay-off-threat-by-ggl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2017\/12\/27\/tuc-backs-mineworkers-over-lay-off-threat-by-ggl\/","title":{"rendered":"TUC backs mineworkers over lay off threat by GGL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Business News of Wednesday, 27 December 2017<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>ghanaiantimes.com.gh<\/p>\n<p>2017-12-27<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/84729118.295.jpg\" alt=\"Baah 1TUCmineworkers\" title=\"Baah 1TUCmineworkers\" width=\"295\" height=\"197\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Prince Ankrah addressing the media<\/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\/1514402672_760_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> The Trades Union Congress of Ghana (TUCG) has expressed strong support and solidarity with its affiliate, the Ghana Mineworkers Union (GMWU), contesting the decision by Goldfields Ghana Limited (GGL) to lay off over 1,700 workers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are getting to the bottom of the matter to ensure that the interests of workers are protected,\u201d the Secretary General of the TUCG, Dr Anthony Yaw Baah, declared at a press conference after the TUC General Council meeting held on Thursday in Accra<\/p>\n<p>The GMWU has rejected the move by the GGL to lay off some of their workers through \u201ccontract mining\u201d in replace of \u201cownership mining,\u201d and the workers leadership have submitted a petition to Parliament and also resorted to the law court for redress.<\/p>\n<p>Addressing   journalists on Thursday, Dr said \u201cwe have not closed our doors to anybody who wants to talk to us, we are working to take the matter out of court, we are hoping that GGL will see reason to come and talk with us over the issue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe GGL is not giving the union the recognition it deserves\u2026this is the union that has worked with them since they came to this country, we will allow them to take our workers for granted, \u201d Dr Bah added.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Baah declared the intention of the union to take  up the issue  with  the Minister of Employment and Labour Relations,  saying  \u201cwe do not see why government which has come to create jobs will allow GGL to do this kind of thing in December, next to Christmas, we expect government to intervene.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy would we encourage these foreign companies to come to our land and exploit our resources and be so heartless to our members and workers of Ghana?\u201d he queried<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy should we sit down for them to sign an agreement and after one year when we are all sure that they will create jobs, invest more money, but rather sack workers, this is not right,\u201d Dr Baah fumed.<\/p>\n<p>The TUCG boss said gold prices have gone up between last year and now, adding \u201cwe expected the company to be reasonable when it comes to sacking of workers, we expected them to have consulted with the union to satisfy both parties.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dr Baah said GGL had signed the \u201cDevelopment Agreement\u201d pledging to  invest more in  the Tarkwa and Damang  Mines to create more jobs, what we are seeing is the opposite, we think GGL wants to take Ghanaians for granted after they have received tax concessions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The General Secretary of the  GMWU, Prince William Ankrah said \u201cour focus is to contest the illogical contract mining module which in our view will not stand the test of time, it is secured toward a few corporate leaders wanting to exploit our people and for that matter reduce the receipt of the nation in terms of PAYE.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe module is questionable, you will need an international reputable consulting firm to go into it and advice, some of these multi-nationals take our nation for granted in terms of some of the very concession that they get.. the questions to ask are we going to allow them have a field 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