{"id":226551,"date":"2024-10-06T07:44:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-06T07:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/06\/nationwide-strike-against-galamsey-will-proceed-despite-akufo-addos-plea\/"},"modified":"2024-10-06T07:44:02","modified_gmt":"2024-10-06T07:44:02","slug":"nationwide-strike-against-galamsey-will-proceed-despite-akufo-addos-plea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/06\/nationwide-strike-against-galamsey-will-proceed-despite-akufo-addos-plea\/","title":{"rendered":"Nationwide strike against galamsey will proceed despite Akufo-Addo&#8217;s plea"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The General Secretary of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), Thomas Musah, has assured Organised Labour, particularly GNAT\u2019s resolve to ensure their intended strike action against illegal and irresponsible mining comes off on October 10 as declared.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in an exclusive interview with <em><strong>Citi News<\/strong><\/em>\u2018 Jude Duncan in Accra on Friday, Musah explained that the decision to embark on the strike action and protest is in spite of Organised Labour\u2019s recent meeting with the President.<\/p>\n<p>President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, in a meeting with the leadership of Organised Labour on Thursday, 3rd October, pleaded with Organised Labour to be patient with his Government as they work to find a lasting solution to the menace.<\/p>\n<p>Organised Labour wants the government to declare a state of emergency in all mining areas, revoke the Environmental Protection (Mining in Forest Reserves) regulations 2022, withdraw all licenses that had been granted for prospecting of mining in forest reserves and protected areas, and set up special courts to prosecute perpetrators of galamsey.<\/p>\n<p>Musah, who was not at the meeting, explained that collectively as a group, they still stand by their previous demands on the issue of illegal mining.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat\u2019s the definition of more time, with the people dying, what will happen to them? It is for us to make a decision, it is between life and death.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOrganised Labour, we have all agreed and that is what GNAT is standing by, we agree that there should be a state of emergency on illegal mining. [We still stand by] the decision of Organised Labour on the protest,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><em><strong>Explore the world of impactful news with CitiNewsroom on WhatsApp!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Click on the link to join the\u00a0\u00a0<span class=\"google-anno-t\">Citi Newsroom<\/span>\u00a0channel for curated, meaningful stories tailored just for YOU:\u00a0https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaCYzPRAYlUPudDDe53x<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"google-auto-placed ap_container\">\n<p><em><strong>No spams, just the stories that truly matter! #StayInformed #CitiNewsroom #CNRDigital<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The General Secretary of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), Thomas Musah, has assured Organised Labour, particularly GNAT\u2019s resolve to ensure their intended strike action against illegal and irresponsible mining comes off on October 10 as declared. 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