Mortuary workers all throughout Ghana have expressed their intention to go on strike throughout the country as a result of what they perceive to be the government’s willful disregard for their complaints.
MOWAG, which stands for the Mortuary Workers Association of Ghana, is requesting that the authorities take immediate action to solve major concerns that are harming their working conditions.
The employees have indicated that they have three key demands: the provision of suitable protective equipment; the payment of salary arrears going back to the year 2020; and the financial clearance for the employment of five hundred more staff members in order to alleviate the burden that is being placed on the existing workforce.
MOWAG asserts that these concerns have been disregarded for an excessively long period of time, which has resulted in mortuary workers being placed in harmful and stressful conditions as they fight to keep up with the rising workload.
Despite the fact that multiple attempts were made to bring these concerns to the attention of the relevant authorities, the MOWAG expressed its dissatisfaction in a statement that was released by the association. The workers have argued that their duties are crucial to maintaining public health and dignity, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic; yet, their requests for improved working conditions have been ignored on the part of management.
Mortuaries to go on nationwide strike on Thursday
“We have no choice but to go on strike if our demands are not met soon,” a representative for MOWAG stated. “We have no other choice.”
