Affected beneficiaries of the Nation Builders’ Corp (NABCo) have given notice that if the government does not satisfy their requests by Friday, June 10, they would go on strike.
They claim they have not received any compensation from the government since being told to stay on after the program ended in October of last year.
“Seven months down the line, we were directed to remain at post until permanent arrangements, we have worked assiduously, but unfortunately on an empty stomach accruing to a sum of GH¢4,900.00.
“All efforts to get government to pay these allowances have been fruitless upon official petitions and calls to your outfit,” a letter written to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of NABCo said.
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Frank Quansah, the Coalition of NABCO Trainees (CONAT) National Secretary, signed the letter, which was copied to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the Ministry of Finance, and the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission.
“We have been crippled penniless and highly indebted and therefore demand that the government pays all the arrears due us before 10th June, 2022 and also make sure that the promise for permanent jobs is fulfilled immediately for trainees to exit the scheme peacefully before severe starvation takes us to our graves.”
The initiative was launched in 2018 as part of the Ajkufo-Addo-led government’s efforts to reduce unemployment in Ghana.
However, it came to an end in 2021.
All trainees, however, were ordered to remain at their posts until further orders were given.
SOURCE: 3NEWS
