[ 2012-05-02 ]

Greater Accra May Day nearly marred
The Greater Accra Regional May Day rally was
nearly marred because of the small size of the
Oninku Park at Tema, where it was held.

Some workers groups that found the overcrowding at
the parade unacceptable, expressed their
frustration at being crammed into that space and
nearly boycotted the day's celebration but the
intervention of organisers of the event restored
some calmness and the about 2,500 workers drawn
from various organisations in Accra and Tema, went
ahead with the parade which saw the Greater Accra
Regional Minister, Nii Laryea Afotey-Agbo, as the
reviewing officer.

Also in attendance were the Minister of Local
Government and Rural Development, Mr Samuel
Ofosu-Ampofo, the Minister of Environment, Science
and Technology, Ms Sherry Ayittey, the Director
General of the Ghana Ports and Habours Authority
(GPHA) Mr Richard Anamoo and some heads of
institutions within the Accra and Tema
metropolitan areas.

Addressing the parade Nii Afotey-Agbo
congratulated Ghanaian workers for their hard work
over the years without which he said, the quest to
achieve the much needed socio-economic development
of the country would not have been possible.

As part of the concerted effort towards
accelerated development, he called for
retrospection among stakeholders in the employment
sector to reflect on their past performance while
using the years ahead to commit themselves to
working hard to improve work productivity.

The regional minister reassured workers of the
government’s commitment to protect their interest
in the collective aim of achieving the “better
Ghana agenda.”

The Greater Accra Regional Secretary of the Trades
Union Congress (TUC), Ms Dorcas Amanquandoh, who
delivered the TUC General Secretary’s address,
implored policy makers to address what she
described as the monumental challenges confronting
domestic industries.

She said the current state of affairs in the local
industries was compelling many manufacturing firms
to convert their factories to warehouses.

Earlier, the Chairman of the Tema District Council
of Labour, Mr Wilson Agana, had added his voice to
calls on supporters of the two leading political
parties, the National Democratic Congress and the
New Patriotic Party, to desist from using
intemperate language as the December elections
beckons.

He served notice that the labour front would not
sit aloof while political parties in their quest
to win power, engaged in acts that had the
potential to derail the current peace and
stability the citizenry enjoyed.

Source - Daily Graphic

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