The Advocate for Social Intervention Ghana (ASIG), a civil society organization spearheading social justice in the country, is calling on the Labour Commission to tread cautiously in exercising its duties and stop intimidating Ghanaian employees’ with court injunctions.
In a statement, the group said the Labour Commission is acting in a way that may lead to industrial unrest which the country may not be able to solve.
“Of late, the injunctions sought by the commission to stop employees such as POTAG, UTAG and Nurses from embarking on their industrial actions. We all know that the only weapon workers have is strikes and it has rules governing it,” ASIG stated.
It added that,”If the labour commission thinks the strikes are illegal, why don’t he apply the scansion given to him in the Labour Act 651, 2003 rather than seeking for injunctions from the law court.”
Below is a statement:
EXECUTE YOUR DUTIES WELL ASIG TO LABOUR COMMISSION
Advocate for Social Intervention Ghana (ASIG), a civil society organization spearheading social justice in the country is calling on labour commission to tread cautiously in exercising his duty and stop treating of the Ghanaian Employees’ with court injunctions.
The labour department was not establish to intimidate workers but rather settle grievance and dispute among employees’ and their employers. This is to help trade unions focus on their activities on wages so that their attention might not be directed towards political freedom. The commission should understand that there was a court before embellishment of the Labour Department.
Currently, the labour commission is acting in a way that may lead to industrial unrest which the country may not be able to solve. Of late, the injunctions sought by the commission to stop employees such as POTAG, UTAG and Nurses from embarking on their industrial actions. We all know that the only weapon workers have is strikes and it has rules governing it.
If the labour commission thinks the strikes are illegal, why don’t he apply the scansion given to him in the Labour Act 651, 2003 rather than seeking for injunctions from the law court.
Per the Labour Act 651, section 133 (4) show that he has High Court Powers, so why is he seeking court injunction to stop illegal strikes? If he does that then it means he is not respecting the Acts given him.
The commission is to serve both sides not one side, it is wrongful for the commission to lead and seek injunction from the High court against the other party. It is unfair for the commission to shut workers for not speaking out their grievance.
The labour department is gradually weakening the workers front and this will affect workers of this country especially the private sector.
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