Unpaid NABCO trainees will picket at Jubilee House on May 8th

The NABCO Trainee Coalition (CONAT) announced in a statement its intention to picket Jubilee House on Wednesday, May 8, 2019, in order to request Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to grant her non-compensatory benefits. paid, among others.

According to the coalition, they plan to demonstrate mbadively against the leadership of the Nation Builders Corps for what they describe as a failure on their part to fulfill their part of the contract they've made with them.

Trainees whose benefits have not been paid since November 2018 threaten to end up on the street because of the poor placement of some trainees, the regularization of payments and demanding better working conditions.

They insist that after several unsuccessful discussions with NABCO, the only option they have now is to go to the Jubilee House and ask the first man in the country to intervene.

Part of the CONAT statement is read; "We express our disquieting concern about the inconsistent and fluctuating payment method of trainees' arrears, noting the instances in which management reduced and partially paid arrears to trainees with other trainees, particularly trainees who resigned. YEA and Youth in Reforestation. In addition, misnomer of names, USN erroneous and no trainee in Ezwich's number who has received no compensation since the beginning of the initiative amid our countless clashes with the authorities to tackle their problems. "

"We want the program to work properly with regular payments and without having to pay too much. The change is expected for too long and too late. We, the nation builders, need to be regularly fueled financially in order to revitalize the spirit of building a nation. We add that due to improper payments, we are unable to plan and this has posed so many challenges. It is regrettable and discouraging that we have come to this conclusion, "the statement said.

In all trainees require the government:

1. Pay us all unpaid benefits (November 2018 to date)

2. We now demand the regular payment of our allowances.

3. We ask all non-placed trainees to be placed on an equal footing as soon as possible.

4. As the six-month probationary period has been exhausted, we request the secretariat to provide a clearer plan and the way forward regarding the new contract to be given to trainees after the six-month probationary period.