TUC To Address Poor Incomes – Asamoah

Mr. Kofi Asamoah, Deputy Secretary-General of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) in-charge of operations on Wednesday said low-income levels in the country is a disincentive to productivity and national development.

He was speaking at a meeting of the executive committee of the Western Regional Council of Labour in Takoradi. Mr. Asamoah said the TUC is committed to addressing poor incomes and income variations in collaboration with the government and social partners through the Tripartite Committee.

He said the union was collecting data on income levels at workplaces to enable it actively participate in the process and also it was necessary to put in place a mechanism to ensure good incomes so that workers could enjoy good pension.

He also said the TUC had made critical observation about provisions on casual labour in the proposed labour Bill, which does not adequately protect casual workers and that the union had asked the provisions to be amended to ensure that casual labourers are not exploited.