Organized Labour has demanded an emergency meeting with President Akufo-Addo to address issues concerning the operations of SSNIT. This comes after reports emerged of the planned sale of four SSNIT properties to a top government official, Bryan Acheampong.
Secretary General of TUC, Anthony Yaw Baah assured workers that they will be paid their contributions when they retire. He, however, said workers as a key stakeholder in SSNIT deserves to have full knowledge of what is happening.
“We are raising very important issues and we are an important stakeholder. I mean, they can’t ignore our concerns. I would like to assure all workers in this country that SSNIT is going to pay their pension when they retire.”
He said they want the meeting with the President to understand what is happening. Yaw Baah said, together with President and other key stakeholders, they can ensure SSNIT operates at the expected level.
“That is why we want to meet the president because we have issues to address. And I am very confident that between the president, we, Organized Labour, the board, the Ministry of Employment, which is also in charge of pensions and NPRA, we come together, we will make sure SSNIT is running as expected.”