Workers appeal to Government to make public the oil agreement

Accra, Aug 4, GNA – The Ghana Mines Workers Union (GMWU) on

Tuesday appealed to the Government to make public the oil agreement to

enable Ghanaians to form informed opinion.
This would enable them to make proposals towards acceptable legal

document that would be acceptable to all parties in the agreement.

A statement signed by Mr Prince Ankrah and Mr John K Bimpong,

General Secretary and National Chairman, respectively of the GMWU, said

the National Executive Council (NEC) of Union had followed the debate

on how the nation should ensure that proceeds from the oil find were used

in the interest of communities where the oil is located and the nation in

general.
It said it was in view of this that the NEC was making the appeal and

called on all stakeholders to ensure that environmental, health and safety

concerns as well as responsibilities were adequately addressed.

Furthermore, Government should pass a law to make it mandatory for

mining companies to establish an “Escrow Fund” to cater for employees in

cases of unforeseen circumstance such as closure of a mine.

It appealed to the Government to expedite the divestiture of the Ghana

Consolidated Diamonds (GCD) and make money available for employees'

outstanding severance and other entitlements.
GNA