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Mr. Ignatius Baffour Awuah – Minister of Employment and Labor Relations
The Minister of Employment and Labor Relations, Mr. Ignatius Baffour Awuah He has revealed that the government has instituted a Tripartite Technical Committee that will come out soon with modalities to implement the National Unemployment Insurance Regime.
At a press conference in Accra on Wednesday, [September 16, 2020]Baffour Awuah said the plan, when in place, will focus on providing direct income support for workers who will lose their jobs or suffer pay cuts in the event of a social or economic crisis.
“The plan would also offer opportunities for training, retraining, job search support, apprenticeships and internships to allow those who lose their jobs to readjust. It is expected to be a contributory scheme for workers, ”said the Minister.
The Minister said that the proposal is that the scheme be administered by a National Unemployment Trust Fund with contributions from employers and workers.
On the cases of COVID-19 transmission in the workplace, Mr. Baffour Awuah said that the Ministry, in collaboration with the National Tripartite Committee, issued a 10-Point Communiqué on Safety in the Workplace.
He said the purpose was to consolidate the preventive protocols of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Ghana Health Service (GHS), as well as improve the routine inspections of the Department of Labor and the Inspection of the Factory Department.
“I personally led a team to inspect randomly selected workplaces to determine for myself the level of compliance with COVID-19 protocols,” he said.
The minister said that some of the institutions visited within Greater Accra, Tema, Nsawam and the surrounding areas were in the manufacturing, services, retail and recycling subsectors.
According to Baffour Awuah, the visit was aimed at ensuring strict compliance with and application of the COVID-19 protocols and guidelines outlined by the government.
“I am pleased to report that 80% of the establishments inspected met the guidelines prescribed by the government and the WHO. I want to urge all employers and workers to continue to adhere to prescribed protocols to ensure safety in the workplace, “he said.
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