Secretary for the Central Regional Trade Union Congress (TUC), Madam Cynthia Sam Ananoo has urged government to review its national labor law to secure jobs and income for members under the union.

According to her, government's calculated effort to protect income will equally secure decent jobs which will afford workers earn regular income as employers at the moment pounce on the looked-down weaknesses in the labor law to haphazardly hire and fire workers.

The Central Regional TUC Secretary recounted this at the region's May Day celebration parade dubbed "Protecting Incomes And Pensions In An Era Of Economic Crisis: Our Responsibility" held on Monday at Saltpond in the Mfantseman municipality in recognition of the enormous effort made by workers in the Central Region.

Madam Ananoo told Sompa News reporter Eric Annan of organized labor losing thousands of its workers in the last five (5) years over hiring and firing practices mostly facilitated by private employment agencies as she called for a review of the national labor law to protect the job of members.

She opined that private employment agencies often replace workers' permanent contracts with temporary and fix term employment which shouldn't be encourage.

Mr. Amos Amoako, the Central Regional Secretary for the Coalition of Concern Teachers-Ghana exposed the teaching fraternity to be facing numerous challenges retarding the progress of Ghana's education sector with the lack of curriculum textbooks as teachers are compelled to google to equip themselves with information to teach students.

He further cautioned government not to attempt touching the pension funds of teachers which he described to be their future in its debt exchange program having requested appropriate working logistics.

Hon. Justina Marigold Assan, the Central Regional Minister, commended workers for their tireless effort amid the country's confronted economic challenges as she urged organized labor to resort to dialogue to demand better conditions of service for workers in its dealings with the government.

Source: Sompaonline.com/Eric Annan