Ghana Mineworkers’ Union Demands Urgent Reforms as Casualisation and Outsourcing Surge
The Ghana Mineworkers’ Union is calling for urgent reforms in the mining sector, warning that growing casualisation, outsourcing, and unresolved financial sector problems are putting thousands of workers at risk. At the Union’s National Executive Council meeting in Accra, General Secretary Abdul-Moomin Gbana said miners are not benefiting from the sector’s strong performance, even though gold prices reached about US$4,000 this year. Instead, he said companies continue to post massive profits while pushing workers into insecure roles. According to him, more than 90 percent of workers in the industry are now on temporary, casual, or fixed-term contracts. He blamed this on poor implementation of local content policies that have allowed core mining jobs to be outsourced under conditions that weaken job security. Mr Gbana acknowledged progress at Bogoso-Prestea, praising Heath Goldfields Ltd for clearing most outstanding salaries and preparing the […]