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February 17, 2020
A member of the Government Assurance Committee and a Member of Parliament for Sene West, Kwame Twumasi Ampofo has raised concerns with welfare of workers working for industries owned by foreigners in Ghana.
According to the Sene West lawmaker, he has not been satisfied with the way the Ghanaian workers are treated in some of the companies following their three days field verification trips the Committee has embarked on last week.
He, however, felt short of mentioning names of the companies in an interview and pointed out that despite the fact that the companies are getting, “our people jobs, they need to take care of our people, give them protective cloths and a place where they can eat”.
“As to how much they are being paid is not my focus, they went for interview and knew how much they would be paid. We visited a company were they are not allowed to bring food but they leave home very early and are forced to eat very early in the morning”.
Mr. Twumasi Ampofo was quick to point out that he was happy foreigners are setting up companies in the country under the 1D1F where government would get to tax them and get money for the building of this nation.
As to what the Committee would be doing this week, he noted that they would meet to map up their strategies for their next visits before meeting the sector Ministers, and further pointed out that the Committee’s work should not be politicized.
Kwaku Sakyi-Danso/ghanamps.com