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By Elizabeth Larkwor Baah \u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0Tema, Dec. 22, GNA \u2013 Mr Abraham Koomson, Secretary General, Ghana Federation of Labour (GFL) has decried political infiltration into the labour front. \u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0He said the infiltration is being exploited to disarm organized labour and deepen internal conflicts among labour unions. \u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0Mr Koomson stressed that political propagandists who have worked their way into the leadership of some labour unions have rendered organized labour impotent, dormant, and unable to represent and fight for the interest of workers in the country. \u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0Mr Koomson was speaking at the Ghana News Agency Tema Industrial News Hub Platform and said it was inappropriate for any labour union leader to put his or her political interests above the needs of workers. \u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0He expressed concern that almost all labour unions issued individual statements against the imposition of cuts on pension funds as part of the Government\u2019s debt exchange programme aimed at supporting the country\u2019s economic recovery. \u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0Labour unions including the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA), National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Ghana Medical Association (GMA), Ghana Chamber of Commerce and the Ghana Trades Union Congress (TUC) among others issued their separate statements. \u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0He noted that the act of issuing different statements by the various unions was a sign of weakness in the labour fronts and called for pragmatic solutions to curb the menace. \u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0He condemned people who occupy positions solely for their selfish interest saying, \u201csome people fight for position in labour unions for something different reasons other the interest of workers, they come to make money without regards to workers whose interest they seek to serve\u201d. \u00a0<\/p>\n
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