By Organized labor is seeking a meeting with President Nana Akufo-Addo to discuss recent operations of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT).
Labor groups have voiced discontentment with recent reports concerning SSNIT’s activities, expressing concerns over the Trust’s ability to meet workers’ pension obligations in the future.
A particular worry revolves around SSNIT’s sale of shares in four hotels to Rock City Limited, a company managed and owned by the current Minister for Agriculture and Aquaculture, Dr. Bryan Acheampong.
Organized labor is seeking an audience with the President to convey their anxieties and frustrations, urging immediate policy adjustments.
Dr. Yaw Baah, Secretary-General of the TUC, underscored the necessity for the President to agree to a meeting, enabling collaboration with relevant stakeholders to address these pressing concerns.
“We are raising very important issues and we are an important stakeholder. I mean, they can’t ignore our concerns. I would like to assure all workers in this country that SSNIT is going to pay their pension when they retire.”
“That is why we want to meet the president because we have issues to address. And I am very confident that between the president, we, Organized Labour, the board, the Ministry of Employment, which is also in charge of pensions and NPRA, we come together, we will make sure SSNIT is running as expected.”
