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Ghana Railways Under Fire |
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Workers of the Ghana Railways Company say they will not call off their strike action until the company settles its six-month salary indebtedness to them.
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The company has so far paid two months of their salaries but the workers argue that until all arrears are cleared, they would not return to post.
The workers who have abandoned their jobs for sometime now are asking management of the company, headed by the Managing Director, Rufus Quaye to leave office since they have failed to deliver.
They said the current management has worsened the plight of the company with the only railway company in the country almost reaching a state of collapse.
When reporters visited the premises of the company last Friday, most of the workers were found to have deserted their work while others were seen sitting in the coaches discussing their plight.
Those who spoke to reporter noted that they were not ready to return to work unless salaries and other allowances due them are settled.
Kofi Aboagye, a traffic assistant, told this paper that management of the company has neglected the workers for so long and it is time they sit up or resign.
“How can we pay for our children’s fees if we are not getting regular income,” Matthew Quaye lamented.
Others who were seen chanting did not comment on the issue when the paper sought their views.
They however called on the Minister of Ports, Habours and Railways, Christopher Ameyaw Ekumfi to take immediate steps to save the company from imminent collapse.
They also appealed to the Minister to help revitalize the company so that it can perform like it used to sometime back.
Already, government has secured some funds from its development partners to revive the dwindling railway sector.
It has always been the wish of the President, John Agyekum Kufuor, to see a vibrant railway sector as mentioned in his recent state of the nation address warning squatters residing around railway lines to evacuate. By Charles Nixon Yeboah
Workers of the Ghana Railways Company say they will not call off their strike action until the company settles its six-month salary indebtedness to them.
The company has so far paid two months of their salaries but the workers argue that until all arrears are cleared, they would not return to post.
The workers who have abandoned their jobs for sometime now are asking management of the company, headed by the Managing Director, Rufus Quaye to leave office since they have failed to deliver.
They said the current management has worsened the plight of the company with the only railway company in the country almost reaching a state of collapse.
When reporter visited the premises of the company last Friday, most of the workers were found to have deserted their work while others were seen sitting in the coaches discussing their plight.
Those who spoke to the media noted that they were not ready to return to work unless salaries and other allowances due them are settled.
Kofi Aboagye, a traffic assistant, told this paper that management of the company has neglected the workers for so long and it is time they sit up or resign.
“How can we pay for our children’s fees if we are not getting regular income,” Matthew Quaye lamented.
Others who were seen chanting did not comment on the issue when the paper sought their views.
They however called on the Minister of Ports, Habours and Railways, Christopher Ameyaw Ekumfi to take immediate steps to save the company from imminent collapse.
They also appealed to the Minister to help revitalize the company so that it can perform like it used to sometime back.
Already, government has secured some funds from its development partners to revive the dwindling railway sector.
It has always been the wish of the President, John Agyekum Kufuor, to see a vibrant railway sector as mentioned in his recent state of the nation address warning squatters residing around railway lines to evacuate. |
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