The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has urged the government to take urgent steps to improve the working conditions of Ghanaians, warning that the continued exodus of skilled workers to Europe and North America poses a serious threat to national development.
Speaking at a labour forum in Accra on Thursday, April 25, the Deputy Secretary-General of the TUC, Dr. Kwabena Otto, said better wages and improved labour standards are essential to retaining talent within the country.
Dr. Otto stressed that improving conditions for workers would not only reduce the outflow of talent but also contribute to national productivity and economic stability.
“The reasonable proposition there is that we need to push up the minimum wage to a level that will allow minimum wage earners to escape poverty.
The difference between the living wage and the minimum wage is that the minimum wage is focused on an individual worker, and the living wage is focused on the worker and his or her family. Whatever I earn at work should be enough for me to cater for my family and not just for myself,” he said.
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