Members of the Ghana Toll Workers Union will begin a demonstration today to demand that the government transfer them and pay their six-month wage arrears.
Following a government mandate to cease the collection of tolls on highways and bridges around the nation, over 600 employees were laid off.
Despite assurances that they would be reassigned and paid their wage arrears, the toll employees say they have not been paid since January of this year.
In an interview with Citi News, Richard Amati, the union’s first vice president, expressed optimism that the demonstration would have the desired outcome.
Read Also: GES summons striking teacher unions
“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.
Following a government decree in November 2021 to cease the collecting of tolls on highways and bridges across the nation, the toll collectors were laid off.
In light of this, the government has pledged to compensate impacted employees until they are reemployed.
The personnel claim that they have not yet been retrained and moved to new positions.
SOURCE: CITINEWS
