Organised labour insists it will still embark on a strike on Thursday, October 10, 2024, to force the government to act decisively on illegal mining.
The largest labour union has been piling pressure on the Akufo-Addo government to crack down on illegal mining by banning all forms of mining in forest reserves and river bodies.
Akufo-Addo appealed to the group last week to rescind its decision since his government was working on modalities to control mining and its l impact on the environment.
But at a crucial meeting today to deliberate on the President’s request for more time to address their demands, Organised Labour agreed to proceed on the strike later this week.
“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,” the leadership said.
At the meeting today, members of organised labour resolved that government’s assurance was not enough.
On the back of this, “our strike notice remains unchanged.”
The demands of organised labour’s demands included declaring a state of emergency, revoking L.I. 2462, and deploying the military to forest areas and water bodies to combat illegal mining.
Source: Myxyzonline.com
