Ghanaian Times staff lock management out over conditions of service [Photos]

Workers of New Times Corporation, managers of the Ghanaian Times Newspaper on Monday stated a demonstration at the premises of the company to protest what they termed as poor working conditions.

The workers who were in red apparels also blocked the management of the company from entering their offices.

They also demanded the removal of their Managing Director, Carol Annang, who they accused of worsening their plights in the last few months.

Chairperson of the Professional and Managerial Staff Union of ICU, Diana Boasu, who spoke to Citi News’ Anass Seidu said explained that their working conditions have become “poor and continue to worsen especially during the latter part of the year.”

“We are protesting for better working conditions. They [workers] have seen that since the assumption of duty [of the current MD], things have become worse. They haven’t seen any progress, all the promises she gave to New Times Corporation, have not seen the light of day. She promised better conditions and said she will try and revamp the place but we haven’t seen anything like that. All that we see is the purchasing of things outside the remit of the procurement law. We think she is trying to render others [workers] useless,” she added.

Some of the aggrieved workers also told Anass Seidu that they have been stripped of some allowances and benefits they use to enjoy including leave allowances and promotions.

“Now when your promotion is due, they will tell you that it is not compulsory. And also we are being denied our fuel and transport allowances. Most of us qualify for the allowances but they have decided not to give us. They claim there is no money meanwhile, they continue to take their fuel and maintenance allowances but they said there is no money for us,” one of the workers said.

Another worker complained about their healthcare insurance which said they are being denied off.

We in the past were being catered for by the Holy Trinity Hospital for our healthcare but they [Management of the New Times Corporation] said they can’t cater for it so we should go to government hospital. Later they said 37 Military hospital and Cocoa clinic. A colleague of us was sick, he went to Cocoa clinic but was turned away because there was no bed and it was the same story at the 37 Military hospital. There are a lot of things happening now in the Corporation that need to be rectified,” a worker at the Corporation fume.

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By: Godwin Akweiteh Allotey/citifmonline.com/Ghana
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Workers of New Times Corporation, managers of the Ghanaian Times Newspaper on Monday stated a demonstration at the premises of the company to protest what they termed as poor working conditions. The workers who were in red apparels also blocked the management of the company from entering their offices. They also demanded the removal of ... Read Full Story