A leading member of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Dr. Kwabena Duffuor has faulted the government for its inaction regarding the low wages of workers as “a betrayal of the loyalty and service of workers.
According to Dr. Duffuor, “May Day is an opportunity to celebrate the tireless work of the men and women whose labor sustains our nation”.
Meanwhile, in a solidarity message published on his official social media handles to mark the 2022 May Day celebration of Ghanaian workers, Dr. Duffuor praised Ghanaian workers for sustaining the nation and called for economic justice to prevail in ongoing labor agitations for better working conditions.
He said, “On days such as this, it is important that we reflect on the contributions of workers to our national development, but it is most essential that we seize the opportunity to stand in solidarity with our labor force and on the side of economic justice”.
“In a country where productivity does not equate to real wage, we breed a culture of labor theft and unrest. Workers deserve wages commensurate to their hours of labor. But at a time when inflation continues to rise yet our last salary increment was 4% in 2020, real wages have drastically lost their value”.
However, Ghanaian public sector workers are currently demanding a 19.4% increment in wages equivalent to the rate of inflation but the government has so far not yielded.
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