Members of the Public Utilities Workers Union (PUWU) in Ghana are striking today, Wednesday, September 27, 2017 at the various premises of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to demand compensation following the privatisation of the company.
On Tuesday, PUWU members in Accra picketed the premises of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) to register their concerns with the compensation package.
According to the workers, government has not provided any compensation packages since they will be affected by the takeover, a situation they believe will plummet the standard of living of the affected workers.
The General Secretary of PUWU, Michael Adumatta Nyantakyi, told journalists during the picketing at the premises of the TUC in Accra on Tuesday that, the Union will go to court on the matter if their concerns are not addressed by government.
According to Ultimate FM’s Patricia Bonsu who is monitoring the strike in Kumasi, customers are stranded at the ECG offices as a result of the strike.
“My card have been blocked so I came here to have it checked and I was told the workers are on strike and that they will start work around 10 am and even with that I’m not sure because I was here yesterday and was told the same thing”, a customer told Bonsu.
Source:Ghana/StarrFMonline.com/103.5FM
