Rubber out-growers intensify campaign against child labour
By Zam R. Samin - Ghanaian Chronicle General News | Fri, 08 Aug 2008
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THE President of the Rubber Out-growers and Agents Association of Ghana (ROAA), Nana Asaa Kofi (III), has called on members of the Association, to adhere to the crusade against child labor in the rubber growing areas of the country.
He said the National Executive Council (NEC) of the association, had resolved to appeal to all their members, in all the districts where rubber cultivation is going on, to join the crusade against child labour.
“Let us please try to respect the rules in our child labour code, and join our friends in the advanced countries to say a big no to child labour,” Nana Asaa Kofi (III) admonished.
The President made the call at an extra-ordinary general meeting of the association, which was held at Agona, in the Ahanta West District of the Western Region recently.
Aside the child labour issue, another major challenge confronting members of the association, according to the president, was the issue of stealing of cup lump by some unscrupulous members.
“Stealing of cup lump is on the ascendancy, despite the several warnings that have been given at our meetings,” he noted.
He, therefore, appealed to all members of the association, to help uncover the few bad nuts among them, to make the rubber industry in Ghana stealing-free.
Nana Kofi also expressed concern about the poor quality of cup lumps being supplied.
He advised members of the association, to refrain from acts that contribute to the poor quality of the cup lumps supplied to the factory, since it was having effect on the association.
The President announced a proposed investment club, being introduced by the association, to cushion their members, as a form of pension scheme.
He said all arrangements had been completed, and a provisional agreement to that effect had been given to a lawyer for studies, suggestions and recommendations.
Meanwhile, a 3% discount on the price of the rubber, which had been a source of worry and concern to many rubber producing farmers in the African continent, has been waived. This, the President said, would give rubber farmers in the country, an additional income of GH¢0.868, using the price of June as the basis of calculation.
It was also resolved at the meeting, attended by over 1,500 members of the association, that the productive members' dues be increased from 0.6% to 1.5%.
The 0.9% dues imposed on the members, according to the resolution, would be used to finance the association's nursery plants, and other development projects. Source: Zam R. Samin - Ghanaian Chronicle
He said the National Executive Council (NEC) of the association, had resolved to appeal to all their members, in all the districts where rubber cultivation is going on, to join the crusade against child labour.
“Let us please try to respect the rules in our child labour code, and join our friends in the advanced countries to say a big no to child labour,” Nana Asaa Kofi (III) admonished.
The President made the call at an extra-ordinary general meeting of the association, which was held at Agona, in the Ahanta West District of the Western Region recently.
Aside the child labour issue, another major challenge confronting members of the association, according to the president, was the issue of stealing of cup lump by some unscrupulous members.
“Stealing of cup lump is on the ascendancy, despite the several warnings that have been given at our meetings,” he noted.
He, therefore, appealed to all members of the association, to help uncover the few bad nuts among them, to make the rubber industry in Ghana stealing-free.
Nana Kofi also expressed concern about the poor quality of cup lumps being supplied.
He advised members of the association, to refrain from acts that contribute to the poor quality of the cup lumps supplied to the factory, since it was having effect on the association.
The President announced a proposed investment club, being introduced by the association, to cushion their members, as a form of pension scheme.
He said all arrangements had been completed, and a provisional agreement to that effect had been given to a lawyer for studies, suggestions and recommendations.
Meanwhile, a 3% discount on the price of the rubber, which had been a source of worry and concern to many rubber producing farmers in the African continent, has been waived. This, the President said, would give rubber farmers in the country, an additional income of GH¢0.868, using the price of June as the basis of calculation.
It was also resolved at the meeting, attended by over 1,500 members of the association, that the productive members' dues be increased from 0.6% to 1.5%.
The 0.9% dues imposed on the members, according to the resolution, would be used to finance the association's nursery plants, and other development projects. Source: Zam R. Samin - Ghanaian Chronicle
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