{"id":183543,"date":"2016-01-21T07:04:20","date_gmt":"2016-01-21T07:04:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=183543"},"modified":"2016-01-21T07:04:20","modified_gmt":"2016-01-21T07:04:20","slug":"organised-labour-to-meet-govt-today-after-demo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/01\/organised-labour-to-meet-govt-today-after-demo\/","title":{"rendered":"Organised labour to meet gov\u2019t today after demo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A day after hosting a mammoth demonstration nationwide, Organised labour will be hoping government will soften its stance when they meet again today [Thursday] over their demands on fuel and utility price hikes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">[contextly_sidebar id=&#8221;yJl6W8aPvA75V6Pm4PRWpcFH5SPJz4xx&#8221;]Today\u2019s meeting comes just a day after, thousands of workers across the country poured on the streets in protest of the increments, which they say have worsened their living conditions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The outcome of the meeting will determine whether or not organized labour will go ahead with a planned strike across the country.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Chairman of the Tema District Council of Labour, Wilson Agana speaking to <strong>Citi News<\/strong> explained that they were unable to agree on the way forward at the last time they met with government.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe last time we met, they said they will be able to reduce the tariffs but as at now we have not been able to agree on any percentage. 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