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General News on Thursday, April 18, 2019
Source: citinewsroom.com
2019-04-18
ICU asks the hotel management to take up the challenges soon
The Union of Trade and Industry Workers Union (ICU) of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has instructed the management of the sumptuous Mövenpick Ambbadador Hotel in Accra to address allegations of racial discrimination punishing staff in the hotel's fault.
The union says local workers have complained of unfair treatment against them, but their concerns have been ignored.
Some hotel employees in Accra refused Wednesday to perform their daily duties and protested at the hotel reception by accusing the hotel management of being racist.
Workers accused the hotel management of protecting expatriate workers at the expense of Ghanaians working for the hotel.
An injured employee who spoke to Citi News accused the hotel authorities of protecting an expatriate employee who allegedly stole gold bullion from a guest, while other local employees were fired for stealing food. and small objects such as pens.
The director of the intensive care unit, which works to defend the interests of Ghanaian workers, said the hotel was facing urgent challenges by subjecting expatriate workers to the same punitive measures as workers. Ghanaian.
In an interview with Citi News, Morgan Ayawine, badistant general secretary for operations at the USI, explained that it was incomprehensible that management claims to have sent back a report on the offense committed by the Expatriate to his lawyers so that he gives advice on discovery by Ghanaian workers having committed similar offenses are outright dismissed and reported to the police.
"We are against the fact that the first report will be referred to a legal opinion because it never happened. Several investigations have been conducted on this type of offenses, but no such request or requirement has been made. Is it because the person involved happens to be a manager, then because the person is a manager, we refer the result of the investigation to legal counsel, but if it is the ordinary worker, they treat him directly without consulting their lawyers "he said.
The management of the hotel has not yet spoken publicly about the issue.
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