{"id":255227,"date":"2024-11-23T15:14:46","date_gmt":"2024-11-23T15:14:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/23\/were-committed-to-fair-wages-decent-work-employment-minister\/"},"modified":"2024-11-23T15:14:46","modified_gmt":"2024-11-23T15:14:46","slug":"were-committed-to-fair-wages-decent-work-employment-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/11\/23\/were-committed-to-fair-wages-decent-work-employment-minister\/","title":{"rendered":"We\u2018re committed to fair wages, decent work \u2013 Employment minister"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\/imagelib\/pics\/542\/54298525.295.jpg\" alt=\"Minister of Em\u00adployment, Labour Re\u00adlations and Pensions, Ignatius Baffour Awuah\" title=\"Minister of Em\u00adployment, Labour Re\u00adlations and Pensions, Ignatius Baffour Awuah\" width=\"295\" height=\"171\" \/> <span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Minister of Em\u00adployment, Labour Re\u00adlations and Pensions, Ignatius Baffour Awuah<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"-webkit-user-select: none; -webkit-touch-callout: none; -moz-user-select: none; -ms-user-select: none; user-select: none;\">\n<p id=\"article-123\">The Minister of Em\u00adployment, Labour Re\u00adlations and Pensions, Ignatius Baffour Awuah, has inaugurated a new office com\u00adplex for the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC).<\/p>\n<p>The four-storey building has 200-seat auditorium, a board meeting room, and training facilities with other amenities including a kitchen, a board\u00adroom, and parking space for vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>The Minister highlighted the government\u2019s dedication to fair wages and decent work for all, stressing that the new facility would enhance the Commis\u00adsion\u2019s service delivery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe government is com\u00admitted to creating an enabling environment for workers to thrive and improve productivi\u00adty,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Baffour Awuah explained that the building was part of President Akufo-Addo\u2019s vision to provide the Commission with a proper office space to better serve the public.<\/p>\n<p>He urged workers to deliver excellent services that reflect the state\u2019s investment in the project.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can have the best of office buildings, but if the ser\u00advice is poor, it means nothing. I want to entreat staff to justify why the state invested in the facility,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He also advised management to ensure proper maintenance of the building by allocating resources for its upkeep.<\/p>\n<p>The Minister announced that the government had provided 16 pickup vehicles to the La\u00adbour Department and commis\u00adsioned 16 Public Employment Centres to improve operations.<\/p>\n<p>He further revealed that a new office building for the Ministry had been completed near the Accra Sports Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Reverend Richmond Okrah, the company\u2019s contractor, not\u00aded that the project took nearly two years to complete and was delivered on schedule.<\/p>\n<p>The Chief Executive of the FWSC, Mr Benjamin Arthur, expressed gratitude to Presi\u00addent Akufo-Addo, the Ministry of Employment, and the Min\u00adistry of Finance for supporting the project.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis new office complex is a testament to the govern\u00adment\u2019s commitment to promot\u00ading fair wages and salaries in Ghana, we are grateful for this investment, which will enable us to better serve our stake\u00adholders,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Arthur also assured the public that the building would be used responsibly, \u201cWe know other agencies under the Minis\u00adtry have not been fortunate to get such infrastructure, and we will protect and use it for the benefit of all,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Minister of Em\u00adployment, Labour Re\u00adlations and Pensions, Ignatius Baffour Awuah The Minister of Em\u00adployment, Labour Re\u00adlations and Pensions, Ignatius Baffour Awuah, has inaugurated a new office com\u00adplex for the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC). 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