{"id":17995,"date":"2014-05-12T14:25:47","date_gmt":"2014-05-12T14:25:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=17995"},"modified":"2014-05-12T14:25:47","modified_gmt":"2014-05-12T14:25:47","slug":"er-youth-demonstrate-against-newmont","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/05\/er-youth-demonstrate-against-newmont\/","title":{"rendered":"E\/R youth demonstrate against Newmont"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>About five hundred youth from some communities in Birim North district in the Eastern Region on Monday demonstrated against mining company Newmont Ghana Gold.<\/p>\n<p>The demonstrators claim Newmont Ghana has not fulfilled their promise of employing people from the communities.<\/p>\n<p>They blocked the main road leading to the offices of the company as well as the mining sites in the area.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to <b>Citi News<\/b>, the leader of youth group , Seth Frimpong said Newmont Ghana\u2019s promise to employ people from the area as well protect the environment has been a disappointment.<\/p>\n<p>He further said Newmont was rather engaging people outside the community instead of the people within the community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn terms of employment when they posted the advert on the Notice Board people applied but they didn\u2019t give them the chance to work,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>He therefore called on Newmont to fulfill all promises it gave to the community.<\/p>\n<p>In 2013, 240 workers of Newmont Ghana were laid off due to low \u00a0price of gold on the world market and the escalating cost of doing business in Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>Newmont in a bid to ensure efficiency also announced plans of laying off about 600 workers by June this year.<\/p>\n<p>The Mine Workers Association, among others however criticized the decision, describing it as having no moral basis.<\/p>\n<p>Newmont Ghana operates the Ahafo Mine in the Brong-Ahafo Region and the Akyem Mine in the Birim North District of the Eastern Region.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By: Marian Efe Ansah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About five hundred youth from some communities in Birim North district in the Eastern Region on Monday demonstrated against mining company Newmont Ghana Gold. 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