The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has explained that its intention to utilise all “legal action” to oppose the proposed private sector participation (PSP) in the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) does not necessarily imply litigation against the government.
Dr. Kwabena Nyarko Otoo, the Deputy Secretary-General of the TUC, stated that the union’s mention of legal action encompasses conventional industrial relations instruments available to organised labour.
His remarks arise amidst escalating tensions between the TUC and the government regarding the proposed private sector involvement in ECG, with the union asserting that the arrangement equates to privatization and pledging to employ legal action to obstruct the World Bank-supported ECG privatisation.
“But let me also explain, when we say that we use all legal avenues, in fact, these are the traditional tools that you can associate with the unions,” he clarified.
He noted that these tools are part of the established industrial relations frameworks accessible to organized labor.
He emphasised that the TUC is not primarily aiming for a courtroom battle with the government but is ready to utilize the legitimate mechanisms available to unions to promote its stance on the proposed ECG PSP.
“The TUC is not in the business of going to court to force government to do something. It is our traditional industrial relations tools, which everybody knows of,” he concluded.
