On July 12, more than 27,000 public sector employees are likely to strike.

Public sector employees claim they are at their breaking point from carrying the weight of the nation’s ongoing economic crisis. 

The decision to vote on whether or not to lay down their tools has been made as a result of this by the staff of around 69 public sector institutions. 

As the government holds hurried negotiations with the Labour Commission to guarantee that the workers’ concerns are taken into account, enraged executives of these firms have gathered in Accra to decide their next course of action.Over 27,000 members of the Public Utility Workers’ Union of TUC (PUWU) are upset that the government isn’t responding to their request for a cost-of-living allowance (COLA).

They claim that their members are struggling financially and have been compelled to make sacrifices in order to make ends meet. 

If there are no hiccups, the unions will be the second important stakeholder to go on strike this week. The administration, however, is hoping that this action will be stopped.

Four teacher unions announced an indefinite nationwide strike on Monday, July 4, in response to demands for the payment of the COLA.

The National Labour Commission’s board has been mandated by President Akufo-Addo to handle all open labor disputes. 

He desires that the commission’s discussions with organized labor be informed by the nation’s current economic circumstances. 

In the midst of this, government representatives are pleading for a bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to stop the economy from further deterioration.

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