The Joint Health Sector Unions and Professional Associations have released a road map for carrying out the indefinite strike call made by Organized Labour on Monday, December 19, 2022.
The following steps for a successful strike implementation were outlined in a joint statement by the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA), Health Services Workers Union (HSWU) of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Ghana, and Government and Hospital Pharmacists Association (GHOSPA).
The Communique signed by the General Secretary of HSWU of TUC, Franklin Owusu Ansah, President of GMA, Dr. Frank Serebour, President of GRNMA, Mrs. Perpetual Ofori-Ampofo, and Chairman, GHOSPA, Pharm. Nathan Coompson.
It asked members to withdraw all Out-Patient services, on 27th December, 2022, Emergency Services on 2nd January, 2023 and withdrawal of all Services, on 9th January 2023.
It highlighted that in order to emphasize Organized Labor’s demand for the EXEMPTION PENSION FUNDS FROM THE DOMESTIC DEBT EXCHANGE PROGRAMME, as stated by the Minister of Finance, action has become required.
The Joint Health Sector Unions and Professional Associations wishes to remind its members that Organized Labour firmly decided to begin an INDEFINITE STRIKE on December 27, 2022, following a meeting on December 19 and news conference.
Therefore, to ensure a smooth implementation of the strike, the Communiqué pleaded with all employees in the health sector to adhere to the road plan.
