Iduapriem Mine workers threaten strike

Tarkwa, July 20, GNA - Workers of Anglogold Ashanti Iduapriem Mine Limited have threatened to go on strike on Monday, July 23, to press home their demand for a 16.5 per cent increase in salary. Mr Rauf Abdul Isahaku, the local Mine Workers Union secretary, told GNA in a telephone interview on Friday that workers supporting the strike were fasting and praying until Sunday as a prelude to the strike. Mr Isahaku said the National Labour Commission would go into compulsory arbitration but the workers would go on strike pending the outcome of the arbitration.

Tarkwa, July 20, GNA - Workers of Anglogold Ashanti Iduapriem Mine Limited have threatened to go on strike on Monday, July 23, to press home their demand for a 16.5 per cent increase in salary. Mr Rauf Abdul Isahaku, the local Mine Workers Union secretary, told GNA in a telephone interview on Friday that workers supporting the strike were fasting and praying until Sunday as a prelude to the strike. Mr Isahaku said the National Labour Commission would go into compulsory arbitration but the workers would go on strike pending the outcome of the arbitration.