The
Ghana Federation of Labour has called on the National Labour Commission and
agencies to intensify the Labour Act that prohibits public servants from
embarking on strikes.
The
Federation called on the Labour Commission to take a firm decision on public
sector workers who issue strike threats, particularly the striking medical
doctors.
Speaking
in relation to the strike action of doctors in the country on Radio Gold, the
General Secretary of the Federation, Abraham Koomson lambasted the doctors for
taking the country to ransom.
According
to him, the doctors have received their salaries and so, cannot embark on
strike just because they are seeking payment of some premiums to them.
To
him, no “civilised country” would tolerate the doctors and as a result, charged
the Commission to exercise their authority in accordance with the Labour Act
which forbids the workers who provide essential services in the nation to go on
strike.
He
therefore warned the doctors saying “they cannot use their profession to
intimidate us.”
He
also partly blamed government for not providing the Labour Commission with the
necessary resources to boost their activities.
He
was of the view that should government finance the Commission, it would ably
perform effectively.
“Government
should look at the situation of the Labour Commission, give them what they want
so they can perform well. That is the area that I think government defaulted.
They give Labour Commission money,” he stated.
He
entreated the doctors to “lobby” for their grievances to be addressed.
Source:
Ameyaw Adu Gyamfi/Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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