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By Julius K. Satsi, RNG
Accra, April
29, GNA – The Trades Union Congress of Ghana (TUC-Ghana) released on Monday
that, as part of the activities marking the event of May 1, 2019, its members will participate
embark on a route through the main streets of Accra.
About 10,000
Workers from 32 groups of workers should participate in the march.
May, the 1st
The route will begin at Obra Spot, Kwame Nkrumah Circle, pbading through
Farisco, headquarters of the TUC, the national theater in the place of independence and
will also be used as an education and awareness campaign platform to educate
the mbades to secure their pensions.
Mr Joshua
Ansah, TUC Deputy Secretary General in an interview with Ghana
The news agency will prepare for workers' day celebration on Wednesday, May 1, said
March would be organized with the aim of raising public awareness of the need for
ensure the payment of their social security fund and their national insurance fund
(SSNIT) contributions.
He said everything
around the world, the commemoration of the day has taken a new trend that has made
organized work members to meet at a particular place and deal with
across the city with placards meeting at a final destination for the highest point.
He said the
The day of May 2019 would be celebrated on the theme: "A sustainable pension for all:
The role of the social partners ", which called for the creation of more
sensitize workers to prioritize their pensions while working.
He said the TUC
over the years was making the parade to various places where the
The President and Secretary General of the TUC will address them, but "this year we have
reviewed the process.
"We seek to use
the march route to send a stronger signal to the public about the need for
secure their future through the pension plan. We intend to reach a higher level
number of the public with the peaceful procession through some
main streets ».
Mr. Ansah said
the organized work was determined to ensure that everyone had an idea of the
Celebration of May 1st "as we walk peacefully with the usual signs to raise awareness
the public ".
The deputy
The secretary general said the march was not meant for a diabolical ambition,
but to increase awareness about SSNIT contributions.
He noted that
everyone in the country was either a formal or informal worker adding that
pension would catch up with everyone one day, which implied the need for
maintaining the pension plan in the country.
In one
interview with Mr. John Amegashie, President of National May Day 2019
The committee stated that every worker had to take his pension
seriously.
Mr. Amegashie,
who is also the president of Trade Union of Trade and Finance
(UNICOF) said that walking was useful for burning a few calories of workers and urged
workers in the formal and informal sector must join them.
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