The
head of Marina mall has allegedly refused to honor its labour law requirement;
to pay Social Securities for its staff for past 5years of since it began
operations in Ghana.
Marina
mall is one of the latest prestigious shopping malls in the country as well as savior
to the unemployment crisis in the country. However, it has reluctant failed to
satisfy the labour law demands as far as its staff SSNIT and welfare are
concerned.
Information
reaching us proved that the shopping mall has failed to pay worker SSNIT,
denies them of leave and exploit the workers without fair period of break hours
all in the name of shifting system.
Speaking
to some of their staffs, they revealed to B&LG that, they have been
complaining to them to make theirSSNIT payments but the only response receive
from them was that they are working on it.
The
Ghana labour act, 2003 sub part III 40(a) states that“where the normal hours of
work are continuous, a worker is entitled to at least thirty minutes
(30mins)break in the course of the work”
Regarding
this issue, last month B&LG was informed that, SSNIT officials came to the
mall but did not get anyone to speak up to confirm the labour injustice and
irregularities going on in the mall due to the fear that their appointment will
be terminated should they say anything to the SSNIT officials.
The
question is, is it fair for foreign companies to take advantage of the
unemployment crisis in this country to maltreat the youths?
Most
foreign companies operating in Ghana has been taking advantage of the economic
situation of the nation to exploit the youth and the nation at large to their profitability
due to the youth desperation for job. We are therefore calling on the National
Labour Commission and related authorities to ensure labour justice in this
country to save the innocent workersat the marina mall.
Story
By: Addotey Michael
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