{"id":62772,"date":"2023-05-01T10:25:08","date_gmt":"2023-05-01T10:25:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/05\/01\/may-day-put-ghana-first-in-your-work-kennedy-agyapong-tells-workers\/"},"modified":"2023-05-01T10:25:08","modified_gmt":"2023-05-01T10:25:08","slug":"may-day-put-ghana-first-in-your-work-kennedy-agyapong-tells-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/05\/01\/may-day-put-ghana-first-in-your-work-kennedy-agyapong-tells-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"May Day: Put Ghana first in your work &#8211; Kennedy Agyapong tells workers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"427\"  alt=\"\" title=\"ken agyapong\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ken-agyapong.jpg\" data- class=\"entry-thumb lazyload\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"427\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/ken-agyapong.jpg\"   alt=\"\" title=\"ken agyapong\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kennedy Agyapong<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Businessman and politician, Kennedy Agyapong who is aspiring to be elected flagbearer of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has wished all workers a Happy May Day celebration on Monday May 1.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He entreated the workers to put Ghana first in the line of their work.<\/p>\n<p>Workers across the globe are marking the occasion on Monday, May 1 with Ghanaians doing so on the theme: \u2018Protecting Incomes and Pensions in an Era of Economic Crises: Our Responsibility\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>In his message, the Assin Central lawmaker said \u201cAs an entrepreneur with the strong belief in workers\u2019 rights I wish Ghanaians a Happy May Day as I entreat all to place Ghana first in\u00a0 in their work every day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" width=\"471\" height=\"462\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Kennedy-workers-300x294.png\" data- class=\"alignnone wp-image-292086 lazyload\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-292086\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Kennedy-workers-300x294.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"471\" height=\"462\"  \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>The General Secretary of the Industrial and Commercial Workers\u2019 Union (ICU), Morgan Ayawine, for his part called for commitment from employers in paying workers living wages in conformity with international standards.<\/p>\n<p>He stressed that this will be commensurate with their toils and sacrifices for increased productivity, translating into economic growth and national development in Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>This was contained in his 2023 May Day Message to all members of the Union.<\/p>\n<p>He pointed out that pensions should not be violated whatsoever given its importance to the survival of the worker now and in the future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn this score, achieving a living wage for the workers of Ghana and, by extension, protecting incomes and pensions, must be the responsibility of all stakeholders in the socio-economic equation of the country,\u201d Mr Ayawine stated.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kennedy Agyapong Businessman and politician, Kennedy Agyapong who is aspiring to be elected flagbearer of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has wished all workers a Happy May Day celebration on Monday May 1. 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