Organised Labour has warned that it will embark on a nationwide strike by the end of September if the government does not tackle the galamsey crisis.
A press statement issued by Joshua Ansah, Secretary General of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) of Ghana, on behalf of organized labor bemoaned the rapid depletion of Ghana’s forest cover and the unprecedented pollution of its water bodies.
Organized Labour called on President Akufo-Addo to take immediate steps to address the crisis.
They want a declaration of a state of emergency in accordance with Articles 31 and 31(4) of the 1992 Constitution.
The statement called for an immediate halt to all forms of legal and illegal mining in forest reserves and near water bodies, as well as the immediate evacuation of all mining equipment from these areas.
They also called for the deployment of police and military forces with orders to destroy all mining machinery near rivers and forest reserves.
Organized labour called for the revocation of LI2462 and withdrawal of all prospecting and mining licenses issued for activities in the forest and protected reserves, as well as near water bodies.
The establishment of a special court to prosecute those responsible for illegal mining activities.
Organised Labour warned that if the aforementioned measures are not implemented by the end of September, they will embark on a series of demonstrations and initiate a nationwide strike.
Ghana | Atinkaonline.com
