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The government must initiate strat\u00adegies to reap more from mining given that the country\u2019s mineral resources are finite, the Ghana Minework\u00aders\u2019 Union (GMWU) of the Trades Union Congress (TUCG), has stated.<\/p>\n
\u201cPlease let us all gathered here and the state of Ghana bear in mind that the mineral resources we are blessed with are finite and bound to be depleted one day whether we like it or not,\u201d the Na\u00adtional Chairman of the GMWU of TUCG, Kwarko Mensah Gyakari, has stated at the Union\u2019s 13th delegate\u2019s conference which opened at Obuasi on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
The three-day conference was on the theme \u201cBuilding Trade Union Resilience in a Rapidly Changing World of Work: Strate\u00adgies for 2024 and Beyond\u201d.<\/p>\n
Opening the conference, Mr Gyakari expressed worry that the country was not getting much from mining even though mining had been done in Ghana for the past 120 years.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat are we going to show to our future generation? What have we achieved with these re\u00adsources we have mined in Ghana, especially in Obuasi for more than 120 years? What can we point out to show what Obuasi Mine has been able to achieve for the people in Obuasi Community? Can we boast of roads, schools, water, and electricity, just to mention a few?\u201d he quizzed.<\/p>\n
According to him, most of the glamorous buildings in the country, especially Obuasi, were built by miners who were employed and retired from their jobs.<\/p>\n
The National Chairman said some dangerous trends had been introduced into mining by the industry players and which must be eradicated.<\/p>\n
Describing them as destructive non-standard forms of employ\u00adment, he said fixed-term contracts, outsourced workers, and tempo\u00adrary and casual workers had been introduced into mining by industry players.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis type of employment arrangement, without any doubt, is the most destructive but that is the working arrangement most, if not all, employers are embarking upon. This type of employment does not train or resource the youth to take up positions in the future,\u201d Mr Gyakari stated.<\/p>\n
He said the ill associated with this form of employment was that there was a serious power imbal\u00adance in the employment to the extent that workers were left with little or no power to compete, as a result they became vulnerable to the exploitative interest of the employer.<\/p>\n
The Secretary General of the TUCG, Dr Yaw Baah, in his solidarity message, said the COVID-19 pandemic had hurt the economy, the lives of workers, and their family members.<\/p>\n
He said many mineworkers either lost their jobs or had their permanent contracts changed to fixed-term contracts thereby af\u00adfecting the quality and security of their jobs and the security of their incomes.<\/p>\n
\u201cDespite all the challenges, the GMWU stood its ground and de\u00adfended the rights and interests of its members and the union remains one of the strongest unions in the TUC Family, not only in terms of financial contribution to TUC but also in terms of the contribution of their leaders to decisions at the TUC, thereby continuing the tradi\u00adtion established by former leaders of GMWU ,\u201d Dr Baah stated.<\/p>\n
Source:\u00a0<\/strong>ghanaiantimes.com.gh<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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