{"id":33756,"date":"2014-07-22T19:13:09","date_gmt":"2014-07-22T19:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=33756"},"modified":"2014-07-22T19:13:09","modified_gmt":"2014-07-22T19:13:09","slug":"well-support-organized-labours-protest-groups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/07\/well-support-organized-labours-protest-groups\/","title":{"rendered":"We\u2019ll support Organized Labour’s protest – Groups"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Concerned Ghanaians for Responsible Governance(<\/span>CCRG) has declared its unflinching support for Organized Labour\u2019s protest<\/span> on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Organised<\/span>\u00a0Labour<\/span> has said it will \u00a0embark on a one-day protest on Thursday, 24 July, 2014 to express its displeasure over what they describe as unfavorable economic conditions.<\/p>\n

A statement issued by the CGRG noted the group \u201cis fully in support of the declaration by<\/span> Organised<\/span> Labour<\/span> and urges all concerned Ghanaians to join the protest on\u00a0Thursday, July 24, 2014.<\/p>\n

\u201cLet us come out in our numbers, clad in red, and join members of Organised<\/span> Labour<\/span> in this all-important fight for a Better Ghana. In doing so, let us exhibit the utmost respect for the law and conduct a peaceful demonstration.\u201d<\/p>\n

It further noted that \u201cthe one-day national protest affirms the numerous demands\u00a0by CGRG to<\/span> the government to be\u00a0fiscally responsible, monetarily wise\u00a0whilst\u00a0focusing on time bound actions to bring the Ghanaian economy back on track and to aggressively pursue steps to punish non-performing, inept and corrupt officials. Certainly Ghana deserves better than what we are currently experiencing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Speaking on Eyewitness News<\/b>,\u00a0the President of CGRG, Mr. George\u00a0 Anti said various groups will continue to use demonstrations and protestations to press home their home demands since government<\/span> had shown “that is the only language it understands.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr. Anti \u00a0tasked government to perform the tasks assigned to it saying \u201cIndeed, what we seek is not a solution to problems that have propped up. We are not looking for knee jerk reactions, neither are we looking for short term solutions.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat we are saying is that we are looking for a firm commitment by government to deal with the challenges and the problems that government itself has largely inflicted on itself and on Ghanaians.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to him, Ghana is facing major challenges because government has failed to implement useful suggestions made by various stakeholders.<\/p>\n

He therefore emphasized the need for \u201cgovernment to be pushed to action\u201d since the \u201crhetoric\u201d in the country had become too evident to tackle.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another group, the Coalition of Concerned Teachers(<\/span>CCT) of Ghana have instructed their employees to stay out of work on the said day.<\/p>\n

A statement issued by the group tasked fellow teachers to \u201crise and demand their share of the national cake that is being shared to wrong hands.\u201d<\/p>\n

It further noted the group is planning to organize an unending strike to protest the poor economic conditions.<\/p>\n

Speaking in an interview with Richard Dela Sky<\/i>, the Communications Director of CCT, \u00a0King Ali Awudi said the decision has become necessary because, \u201c the salaries of teachers do not increase accordingly with the increment in utility tariffs\u201d and other deliverables.<\/p>\n

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By: Marian Efe Ansah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana
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