2023 May Day parade underway in Bolgatanga

Government will protect workers incomes, pensions - President Akufo-Addo

Government will do whatever it takes to protect workers incomes and pensions, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said.

He said this in his address to workers during the commemoration of tbe National May Day in Bolgatanga in the Upper East

The Debt Exchange Programme is critical to restoring fiscal strength of the economy, President Akufo-Addo said.

Steps are being taken to mitigate the impact of the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme on the financial sector and institutions, he added.

TUC urges govt to find lasting peace to Bawku conflict; will continue to demand salary increases

Dr Yaw Baah, the Secretary General of the Trade Union Congress has appealed to the Government to intensify efforts at finding lasting peace to the protracted Bawku Chieftaincy conflict.

He was speaking at the National commemoration of the May Day in Bolgatanga.

'COVID-19 and Russian-Ukraine war only exposed the weakness of the economic fundamentals of the country.

'We will continue to demand increment in salaries as long as inflation keeps increasing,' Dr Yaw Baah said.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo arrives at Jubilee Park

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has arrived at the Jubilee Park in Bolgatanga in the Upper East Region to address workers as part of the celebration of the national May Day.

This year's celebration is on the theme, ' protecting income and pensions in a era of economic crisis; our responsibility '.

May 01, GNA - More than 30 workers unions of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have gathered at the Jubilee Park in Bolgatanga in the Upper East Region to commemorate this year's national May Day.

Some of the unions include Union of Industry Commerce and Finance, Public Services' Workers Unions, National Association of Registered Midwives Ghana, Teachers and Education Workers Union, General Agricultural Workers Union, among others.

Members of the unions, clothed in union-branded T-shirts hold up banners and placards with messages depicting the urgent need for government to address their conditions of service.

Tongraan Kugbilsong Nalebetang, the Paramount Chief of the Talensi Traditional Area and member of the Council of State, has arrived at the Jubilee Park to mark the Day.

Persons with Disability in the workforce are represented at May Day parade

Persons with disabilities (PWDs) have joined in the May Day Celebration at the Jubilee Park in Bolgatanga.

Clothed in their branded T-shirts, the PWDs held Placards with inscriptions, 'Persons with disabilities have a right to employment', 'Accessibility is a basic right ', 'Workers with disabilities also contribute to the economy of Ghana' and 'It is time to end discrimination against workers with disability'.

Source: Ghana News Agency