{"id":1268392,"date":"2022-12-21T10:54:35","date_gmt":"2022-12-21T10:54:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/12\/21\/labour-will-resist-attempts-to-touch-pension-funds-prof-gyampo\/"},"modified":"2022-12-21T10:54:35","modified_gmt":"2022-12-21T10:54:35","slug":"labour-will-resist-attempts-to-touch-pension-funds-prof-gyampo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/12\/21\/labour-will-resist-attempts-to-touch-pension-funds-prof-gyampo\/","title":{"rendered":"Labour will resist attempts to &#8216;touch&#8217; pension funds \u2013 Prof Gyampo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"472\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Prof.-Ransford-Gyampo-Lecturer-University-of-Ghana-696x472.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"Pofessor Rnsford Gampo\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Professor Ransford Gyampo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/1406615011&#038;color=%23ff5500&#038;auto_play=false&#038;hide_related=false&#038;show_comments=true&#038;show_user=true&#038;show_reposts=false&#038;show_teaser=true&#038;visual=true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Political Scientist with the the University of Ghana, Professor Ransford Gyampo, has reiterated his position that organised labour will resist government\u2019s resolve to use pension funds as part of its debt restructuring programme. <\/p>\n<p>Prof Gyampo is of the opinion that some people spearheading the programme have secured their \u201cwealth and ill-gotten moneys\u201d in foreign banks while attempting to play \u201cajana one, ajana two\u201d with the pension funds of people in Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome have comfortably secured their wealth and ill-gotten moneys in foreign bank accounts and want to play \u2018ajana one, ajana two\u2019 with the legitimate toil and pension of poor people. Labour is united in this fight to defend public soul,\u201d Prof Grampo assured.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>Government\u2019s debt exchange programme, which involves the extension of the maturity date of bonds, has been met with resistance by organised labour.<\/p>\n<p>The Ghana National Association of Teachers, Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association, National Association of Graduate Teachers, Ghana Medical Association, Ghana Chamber of Commerce and the Trades Union Congress have all kicked against the announced plan.<\/p>\n<p>The unions argue that the plan will reduce the value of pension funds of their members which are held in institutional bonds, bonds which will be affected by government\u2019s plan.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FProfRansfordGgyampo%2Fposts%2Fpfbid05Mfy2phfVohkFLPt8z2hbxzBvfwaGSqMB2mdyKRw4R6xtATjmhLdxS1tgSJ73wgol&#038;show_text=true&#038;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"474\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"bJ1lJrTrqrg\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Supporting Underprivileged: 42 PWDs in Asutifi North receive items to improve their lives (20-12-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bJ1lJrTrqrg?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Professor Ransford Gyampo Political Scientist with the the University of Ghana, Professor Ransford Gyampo, has reiterated his position that organised labour will resist government\u2019s resolve to use pension funds as part of its debt restructuring programme. 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