{"id":383822,"date":"2017-12-16T14:15:02","date_gmt":"2017-12-16T14:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=383822"},"modified":"2017-12-16T17:57:53","modified_gmt":"2017-12-16T17:57:53","slug":"negotiation-not-protests-will-resolve-goldfields-impasse-chief-labour-officer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/12\/negotiation-not-protests-will-resolve-goldfields-impasse-chief-labour-officer\/","title":{"rendered":"Negotiation, not protests will resolve Goldfields impasse – Chief Labour Officer"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Chief Labour Officer, Eugene Koletey is urging aggrieved workers of Goldfields Ghana to return to the negotiation table over the planned retrenchment exercise of the company.<\/p>\n
According to him, their grievances cannot be resolved through protests but amicably through negotiation with the management of the company.<\/p>\n
[contextly_sidebar id=”99XvL2c9UvI8Ss35s75ud1EucSyfDp7b”]Speaking on , Mr. Koletey revealed that an earlier planned meeting between the two parties did not take place after management of the company declined to attend.<\/p>\n
He said the management\u2019s stance must not encourage workers to stage protests over the matter, but follow due procedure.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Union informed us that there were thorny issues that were not raised so we wrote back to management requesting that they go back to the union to iron out their differences. When we saw that that was not done, we wrote back to request the parties to come for us to engage them, which we were anticipating that last Tuesday we will meet for a discussion on the union. The union representatives were there but management declined,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe way forward is an engagement. The Union and management have to still come to the table for a discussion for us to reach a consensus. It is not a matter of threatening words, it is not a matter of demonstration, you still have to come to the negation table,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
There is an ensuing impasse between management and staff of Goldfields Ghana Mine, as the company says it is changing its business module, and will be forced to lay off some workers.<\/p>\n
Goldfields Ghana Limited told\u00a0Citi Business News<\/strong>\u00a0this week, that it will\u00a0lay off about 1,500 workers<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0this month, as part of measures to change its business model, and make the company profitable due to the relatively short lifespan of the mine.<\/p>\n