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We will not lay-offs worker under IMF programme – Bawumia

Berlinda Entsie

There has been fears allayed by industry players of possible lay offs of public service workers due to Ghana-IMF deal, however Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has given assurance that government will not lay-off workers.

Ghana's vice president Dr. Mahamadu Bawumiah
Ghana's vice president Dr. Mahamadu Bawumiah

According to him, the issue of worker lay-offs has not been brought to the table during government’s discussions with the IMF mission.

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Speaking at a Town Hall Meeting organised in Accra,Dr Bawumia noted that government will resist any such arrangements should it be raised by the IMF.

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He explains that, they have inherited the IMF programme and it is a programme that his government is quite committed to completing. There are a number of things we are going to have to re-look.

We are not going to do any worker layoffs. I believe that if you in fact do a rationalisation you will end up probably needing more workers in many of our places, And this issue has not come up in our discussions, he noted.

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"We would have pushed back if this issue comes up. We are not going to go ahead with a lay-off of workers".

Meanwhile, the Minister of Finance, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta has disclosed that the government is committed to ending its agreement with the IMF in April 2018.

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