{"id":229837,"date":"2024-10-10T21:29:05","date_gmt":"2024-10-10T21:29:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/10\/organised-labour-rejects-bribe-allegations\/"},"modified":"2024-10-10T21:29:05","modified_gmt":"2024-10-10T21:29:05","slug":"organised-labour-rejects-bribe-allegations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/10\/organised-labour-rejects-bribe-allegations\/","title":{"rendered":"Organised Labour Rejects Bribe Allegations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Organised Labour has vehemently denied accusations of accepting bribes from the government to call off a nationwide strike protesting the government\u2019s inaction on galamsey.<\/p>\n<p>The strike, scheduled for October 10, aimed to pressure the government into addressing the environmental and health hazards caused by galamsey.<\/p>\n<p>King Ali Awudu, president of the Coalition of Concerned Teachers and a key member of Organised Labour, dismissed the allegations as baseless and unfounded.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhenever somebody has a dissenting opinion, the easy thing to do is accuse them of being bribed,\u201d Awudu stated. \u201cBut we\u2019ve achieved tangible results through our negotiations, and that\u2019s what matters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Organised Labour\u2019s actions have led to significant progress, with the government committing to revoke the Legislative Instrument (LI) permitting mining in forest reserves within a month.<\/p>\n<p>Galamsey has ravaged the environment, polluting water bodies and destroying ecosystems.<\/p>\n<p>The government\u2019s perceived inaction has sparked widespread outrage, prompting calls for action from various sectors, including civil society organizations and concerned citizens.<\/p>\n<p>Organised Labour\u2019s Demands<\/p>\n<p>In September, Organised Labour threatened to embark on a series of demonstrations and a nationwide strike if the government failed to address galamsey concerns by the end of the month.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BY Daniel Bampoe<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 2 -->\n\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Organised Labour has vehemently denied accusations of accepting bribes from the government to call off a nationwide strike protesting the government\u2019s inaction on galamsey. 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King Ali Awudu, president of the Coalition of Concerned [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":229135,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-229837","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-local-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Organised Labour Rejects Bribe Allegations - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/10\/organised-labour-rejects-bribe-allegations\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Organised Labour Rejects Bribe Allegations - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"\u00a0 Organised Labour has vehemently denied accusations of accepting bribes from the government to call off a nationwide strike protesting the government\u2019s inaction on galamsey. 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