The NABCO Trainees Association of Ghana (NABTAG) is set to hold a press conference over their unpaid allowances.
The conference will take place on Friday, July 29 2022 at the Kumasi Culture Centre.
In a press statement dated Monday, July 25, the National for the association, Dennis Opoku Katakyie said the conference is to report on the unbearable hardship suffered by trainees due to our unpaid stipends for the past nine (9) months and the silence of government over the permanent employment arrangement.
“Our plea has only been that if the consultations are not yet completed, at least our nine (9) months arrears should be paid,” the statement said.
“The sort of hardship we are going through is unbearable and having to report to work amidst such distressing situation is too much to cope with,” the statement from the group said.
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Meanwhile, Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has said the Nation Builder’s Corps (NABCO) programme will end on September 1, 2022.
Presenting the mid-year budget review in Parliament on Monday, July 25, Ken Ofori-Atta said the National Builder’s Corps (NaBCo) programme, which was initially to run for three years and extended for an additional year, will be completed by 1st September 2022.
“Mr. Speaker, our iconic National Builder’s Corps (NaBCo) programme, which was initially to run for three years and extended for an additional year, will be completed by 1st September 2022. The Programme- which engaged 100,000 young graduates has prepared thousands of them for the world of work. So far we have invested approximately GH¢2.2 billion,” he said.
“As they exit, the current cohort on the programme are encouraged to take advantage of the YouStart initiative and other existing programmes in our drive to Build an Entrepreneurial Nation,” he added.
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