Bolgatanga, Jan. 19, GNA - Workers in the Upper East Region who belong to the Trades Union Congress(TUC) on Wednesday threatened to lay down their tools if government fails to restore the subsidy on fuel.
At a press conference in Bolgatanga the workers resolved that the removal of the fuel subsidy had caused lots of hardship to the Ghanaian worker and the entire population, thereby making life very unbearable.
The resolution which was read by Mr Mathew Abeaba, District Council Labour Secretary, said: "The fuel subsidy should be restored with immediate effect. The refusal of government to restore the subsidy will compel us workers to lay down our tools".
The workers further stated that the early payment of January salary by the government would not solve their problems but th'
