Pensions

16 Jun

Galamsey Robs You Of Your Future Pensions – Head Of COCOBOD Public Affairs Dept Tells Cocoa Farmers

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The Head of Public Affairs at COCOBOD, Mr. Stephen Fiifi Boafo, has reiterated the devastating socio-economic consequences that illegal mining (galamsey) is having on the future livelihoods of cocoa farmers in the country. According to him, illegal miners are robbing farmers of their lifetime earnings, as well as a legacies that could bequeath to their generations. He said though perpetrators of illegal mining activities make juicy promises to cocoa farmers, luring them to give away their cocoa farms, these innocent farmers have ended up being in an impoverished situation with nothing to depend on upon retirement. The Head of Public…

01 May

May Day: Pensions Must Be Seen As Sacrosanct – ICU On DDEP

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The Industrial and Commercial Workers’ Union (ICU) is raising concerns about the inclusion of pension funds under a new Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP). According to the ICU, the survival of workers, now and in the future, depends largely on their present incomes and future pensions. “Pensions should not be violated under any circumstance, if the recent experience regarding the investment of pensioners in this country is anything to go by”, it said in a statement. On this score, the ICU said, achieving a living wage for the workers of Ghana and, by extension, protecting incomes and pensions, must be…