The meeting between the government’s ad-hoc committee on illegal mining (galamsey) and the Trades Union Congress (TUC) ended without resolution. The committee, led by the Minister for National Security, Albert Kan-Dapaah, is responsible for evaluating the success of measures to mitigate environmental damage caused by illegal mining.
Organized labour presented six new demands, which the committee promised to forward to the president. Among the key demands are greater engagement with traditional leaders and other stakeholders, and the development of more effective strategies to combat illegal mining.
Last week, the TUC threatened to go on strike if the government fails to take decisive action against galamsey. The union has set the end of September as the deadline for these demands to be met. In a statement by the TUC Secretary General, they called for the immediate declaration of a state of emergency in affected areas, a suspension of mining in forest reserves, the establishment of special courts for prosecuting offenders, and the deployment of the military to dismantle illegal mining operations.
SOURCE: https://dew360.net
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