1st February 2024 2:45:55 PM
2 mins readMine workers at Future Global Resources Bogoso-Prestea Mines are urging the Minerals Commission to revoke the license of the company. The workers claim that the mine has not witnessed any investment since Future Global Resources took over in 2020.General Secretary of the Senior Staff Union of FGR Bogoso-Prestea Mines, Samuel Kumi Manu, expressed in an interview that the management of the company has failed significantly.
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“Since FGR took over, the mine was in debt of over $30 million but as we speak, the debt portfolio of the company has risen to over $100 million. And this debt includes indebtedness to workers. For the past two years, the company has not been able to pay SSNIT contributions to workers, the occupational working scheme from which workers are supposed to benefit,” he added.
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The mine workers staged a demonstration on Tuesday, January 30, protesting against what they perceived as mismanagement of the mine. They claimed that this mismanagement has adversely affected productivity and the payment systems of the workers.Samuel Kumi Manu and other workers asserted during the demonstration that the mine has not witnessed any investment since FGR took over in 2020.
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They called on the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, to demand proof of financial capability from FGR to assess whether the mine should be taken away from them.“We want the sector minister, Samuel Abu Jinapor, to take action because we know on record that the minister has, on two occasions, issued ultimatums to FGR to show proof of financial capability. However, on both occasions, FGR has failed to comply.
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This implies that FGR does not have the means to operate the mine. Therefore, we expect the minister to intervene and transfer it to a credible investor who can inject financial capacity into the operation, as what we lack now is finances.”
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