I will sack any GIHOC staff who joins anti-galamsey strike — Kofi Jumah
The Managing Director of GIHOC Distilleries Company Limited, Maxwell Kofi Jumah, has warned employees of the company against participating in the impending organised labour strike.
Mr Jumah has threatened to personally dismiss any member of staff who refuses to show up for work when the strike begins on October 10.
Speaking on a Kumasi-based FM station, he said organised labour’s industrial action is a national issue and is of no concern to GIHOC.
“I hope the GIHOC staff are listening. Anyone who joins the strike will be sacked. Go to organised labour for your salary. I am saying this on authority, there are labour laws in Ghana. The issue is a national issue and not that of GIHOC’s. So if you like, follow them and see. They should not even waste our time,” he warned.
Organised labour has declared a nationwide strike to demand an outright ban on all forms of illegal mining to end the negative impact on the environment.
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The industrial action takes effect from Thursday, October 10, 2024.
This comes after the expiration of the September 30 deadline given to President Nana Akufo-Addo to declare a state of emergency over illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey.
Speaking at a media briefing on Monday, October 7, the Secretary General of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), Joshua Ansah, said unless the government takes decisive action, organised labour will proceed with the nationwide strike.
“We have concluded as follows: our strike remains unchanged…, we are of the view that what the government has proposed does not adequately address our demands, and therefore our notice of strike remains unchanged,” he stated.