Trades Union Congress (TUC) has revealed that 73% of Ghanaian workers operate under vulnerable conditions.
This also points out that majority of Ghanaian workers receive less than 2 dollars a day, and have no form of pension contributions.
Labour Expert Austin Gamey believes the situation is a smudge on Ghana’s economy.
According to him, a middle income country like Ghana should have better conditions for its working population.
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“If someone is paid less than the minimum wage then it is problematic. And if they do not earn enough income to pay their rent, utilities and have to save to pay voluntary pension, then it is a serious issue,” Mr. Gamey keened.
Report statistics
An estimated population of the nation is 29 million currently, a result shows that, the employed population stands at 11.21 million representing 88% of the total population while 1.53 million representing 12% are the unemployed population.
TUC, AGI on standard of living
Also, the Association of Ghana Industries,( AGI) together with the Trades Union Congress, (TUC), describes the number of low standard jobs as a national threat.
These groups have agreed to develop a policy framework which will be presented to government to aid in the creation of jobs for the youth.