Ghana: GRC Workers Must Blame Themselves

editorial

Early this year, workers of the Ghana Railways Company (GRC) embarked on a long strike action to demand better condition of service. Their decision affected companies such as the Ghana Bauxite Company (GBC) and Ghana Manganese Company (GMC) who were depending on the GRC for the haulage of their minerals to the Takoradi seat port for export.

On several occasions, both GBC and GMC warned the striking workers that if they did not go back to work to continue the transporting of their products, they would be compelled to use other alternative means. Despite this warning, coupled with several appeals by the government and civil society groups for the workers to go back to work, they stuck to their position and refused to call off the strike.

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