Hospital And Pharmacy Workers To Go On Strike

Striking members of the Government Hospital Pharmacists Association (GHOSPA), have threatened to withdraw emergency services within ten days, if government fails to respond to their concerns.

GHOSPA declared an indefinite strike last week accusing the National Labour Commission (NLC) and the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) of failing to address discrepancies in their market premium payment.

The NLC before the strike, sued GHOSPA describing the action as illegal.

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However at a press conference in Accra today [Tuesday], the National President of the Association, Agyemang Badu said his members will not to give up on their demands.
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“Some of our members are still offering some form of services, that is critical emergency services and when we hit the ten days from today; and we don’t hear anything from government, we will deploy other measures to bring our plight to the attention of the President, the government and the good people of Ghana.”

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