[ 2014-07-22 ]

There's a limit to what we can contain; TUC Sec-Gen tells gov't Source: Ghana

The Secretary General of the Trades Union
Congress, Kofi Asamoah says attempts to frustrate
the nationwide protests called by organised labour
is most unfortunate and must be stopped.

He said the protests are absolutely necessary
because they will provide the platform for workers
to vent their frustrations which have built over
long period of time.

Organised labour last week announced a general
strike Thursday, July 24 and nationwide
demonstrations to demand immediate action from
government to make their living conditions
better.

The police administration on Monday directed the
labour unions to hold the protests at regional
levels rather than doing so concurrently.

Mr. Asamoah however, stated on the Super Morning
Show, Tuesday that although they have not received
any formal communication from the police to that
effect, it will be "extremely unfair" if the
police try to stop the workers from expressing
their frustrations at the worsening economic
conditions.

According to him, the workers have come to this
decision because all available avenues have been
exhausted without any results.

"People are frustrated and they want to vent their
frustration in a [peaceful] demonstration [for a
few hours]...it's good to be counting heads than
to cut heads," Mr. Asamoah pleaded.

He said the leadership of the workers has been
engaging government for some time now on the
economic situation but no positive results have
come out of the series of engagements.

"There have been series of engagements on the
economy...it's not as if we have been sitting down
idle.

"The fact that we have gotten to this level means
that there is a limit to what we can contain," the
TUC boss said.

Source - MyjoyOnline

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