The National Labour Commission (NLC) has summoned the Ghana Trade Union Congress (TUC) to appear before it on Tuesday, July 4, for a hearing.
The summons comes in the wake of TUC’s planned nationwide strike against Sunon Asogli Power Plant Ghana Limited.
According to Dr Bernice A. Welbeck who is NLC Director, Administration and Human Resources, the summons is in the exercise of its powers under Section 139 of the Labour Act 2003, Act 651, and that, they have also invited the management of Sunon Asogli Power Plant Ghana Limited over the same matter.
“On June 29, 2023, the NLC was served with a Notice of a nationwide strike dated June 26, 2023, by the TUC, the complainant body of Trade unions, against the management of Sunon Asogli Power Plant Ghana Limited, the Respondent company, and copied among others.
“The union alleges a violation of the fundamental rights of workers by the management of Sunon Asogli, in view of which TUC on behalf of Organized Labour Group has threatened to embark on a nationwide strike effective Monday, July 10th, 2023,” the NLC letter stated.
The Ministers of Employment and Labour Relations, Energy and National Security were all copied accordingly.
