Members of the Ghana Toll Workers Union will today embark on a protest to demand their reassignment and payment of six-month salary arrears from the government.
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The over 600 workers were disengaged following a directive by government to halt the collection of tolls on roads and bridges across the country.
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Despite an assurance to reassign them and pay their salary arrears, the toll workers say they are yet to receive salaries since January this year.
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In an interview with Citi News, the first Vice President of the union, Richard Amati, said they are hopeful the protest would yield the necessary result.
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“The government owes us by their promise, so the government should do the right thing and settle this matter once and for all,†he added.
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The toll workers were relieved of their jobs following a directive by the Government in November 2021 to suspend the collection of tolls on roads and bridges in the country.
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On the back of this, the government promised to pay affected workers until they are reassigned.
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However, the workers say they are yet to be trained and reassigned to other jobs.
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Source:citinewsroom.com
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