Chinese firm sacks 180 Ghanaian workers on May Day

Over 180 Ghanaians working with Goodwill Ceramics Company Limited, a Chinese Construction company in the Sekondi/Takoradi Metroplis were fired on May 1, 2016, a day set aside celebrate Ghanaian workers

The workers were summarily dismissed by management of the company for demonstrating on May Day against what they described as “unfair treatments meted out to us” by the Management of theccompany.

According to some of the aggrieved workers who spoke to Pulse.com.gh, they have been working with the company since December 2015 but their four months engagement have been characterized by maltreatments and infringement on their rights spelt out in the country's labour laws.

“We work without Personal Protective Gadgets such as gloves and headgears; we are also forced to work daily from 6:30am to 6:30pm. There is no portable drinking water, no food around to buy when hungry and no places of convenience among other maltreatments meted to us”. One of the workers told Pulse.com.gh.

The workers alleged that, what led to last Sunday’s demonstration was when management of the company intentionally hid one of the company's cutting machines in a room and later turned around to accuse the head of security who doubles as the local union chairman of negligence.

The said machine was eventually found hidden in one of the rooms occupied by the employers.

Ben Adams, the local union chairman told Pulse.com.gh that “all the workers have been asked to go home and come back for their April salary on Wednesday, May 4 after which the company will break ties with us all”.