We will maintain our strike until SSNIT’s board is dissolved, declares Organised Labour.

Organised Labour has remained resolute despite appeals to cancel its planned strike, scheduled to begin today, Monday, July 15. The strike is in protest against the sale of a 60 percent stake in four hotels owned by the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) to Rock City Hotel, owned by Agriculture Minister Bryan Acheampong.

Organised Labour expressed dissatisfaction with the transaction and declared an indefinite strike starting Monday, July 15, unless the process was halted.

Following immense pressure from other worker unions, SSNIT subsequently terminated the transaction on Friday, July 12.

Speaking with Bernard Avle on the Citi Breakfast Show on Citi FM, Kenneth Koomson, Deputy Secretary General of the Ghana Federation of Labour, highlighted the contributions of Ghanaian workers to Ghana’s independence and reiterated that the strike will continue until the SSNIT board is dissolved.

“Ghana’s independence wouldn’t have been possible without the involvement of workers and politicians should know that. The unity displayed on July 12 is just the tip of the iceberg, and going forward, Organised Labour is going to ensure that the ordinary Ghanaian is well taken care of.

“SSNIT’s function is to ensure social security for the population and so the leadership [of Organised Labour] recognised that the way by which the hotels were being sold was flawed and if you look at the content of the letter, we said we were not going to call off the strike until SSNIT board is dissolved.

Kenneth Koomson further disclosed that an emergency meeting would be held today and an announcement made afterwards.

“We thought that it was important to assemble today to review the letter that has been written by SSNIT and then take a decision and so today will be a day to communicate to the public where we stand today and an announcement will be made afterwards.”