Organised Labour charges EC to ensure peaceful polls

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April 28, 2016 1:39 PM

"As working people, when there is peace we can go about our work. Even our pay that we are not satisfied with, if there is war you can't find anybody to sit down with him and talk about negotiating for more increase in pay," the TUC general secretary has said.

Secretary General of TUC, Kofi Asamoah

Organised Labour has called on the Electoral Commission to ensure that the upcoming general elections are credible and peaceful.

Speaking at a forum on general elections in Accra, General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress, Kofi Asamoah said any attempt by any group or persons to threaten the peaceful conduct of the elections will have dire consequences on workers across the country.

Meanwhile, the Electoral Commission has assured Ghanaians that it will ensure credible polls this November as it has began implementing some recommended reforms agreed upon by the Supreme Court and other stakeholders.

“We are ensuring that the election this year is credible, transparent and peaceful... In doing that, we’ve started the process of implementing several reforms. Some of those are as a result of the recommendations made by the Supreme Court during the election petition. Other reforms are those that have been agreed by a wide range of stakeholders including political parties and civil society organizations. And all these reforms are towards strengthening the electoral process and ensuring that the institutions are stronger and independent and that the rules are acceptable to all the key players across the political divide,” Chairperson of the EC, Charlotte Osei, has said.

The EC on Tuesday launched a five-year strategic plan, which will ensure a stronger, better resourced and a more independent commission at the end of five years.

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