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Government earmarks 22.6 million Ghana
cedis towards job creation
Kumasi, Aug. 13, Ghanadot/GNA- The
government has earmarked 22.6 million Ghana cedis to support
job creation under the Micro-Finance and Small Loans Scheme
(MASLOC) this year.
This would benefit a total of 39,000 people.
President John Agyekum Kufuor made the announcement at the
8th Quadrennial Delegates Congress of the Ghana Trades Union
Congress (TUC) in Kumasi on Wednesday.
The Congress is being held under the theme; “Social
Protection for All, A Pre-requisite for Consolidating
Democratic Governance: The Role of the TUC “.
The high point of the four-day congress being attended by
over 800 delegates from all over the country would be the
election of a new General-Secretary of the TUC.
President Kufuor said so far 133,000 individuals have
benefited under the MASLOC, with a total disbursement
standing at 37 million Ghana cedis, at the same time 42,000
beneficiary groups had also received support to the tune of
6.7 million Ghana cedis through pro-poor scheme managed by
Ministries, departments and agencies.
He said these facilities were helping to sustain, revive or
create businesses adding that their rippling effects were
making phenomenal impact in many families.
President Kufuor responding to concerns by the acting TUC’s
Secretary-General to the Ghana Telecom Vodafone sale deal
said the government was doing the right thing in the best
interest of Ghana.
He was confident that when the dust was settled all would
sooner than latter come to vindicate the position the
government had taken.
Mr Kofi Asamoah, Acting General-Secretary of the TUC, in his
address noted that even though the Fair Wages Commission has
been established by Legislation and the Board constituted,
its actual operations were still to see the day of light. He
therefore called for speedy steps to be taken to make it a
reality.
He appealed to the government to put in place adequate
measures to help improve the living conditions of workers
and the entire populace as a whole to enable them to
contribute meaningful towards the socio-economic development
of the country.
GNA
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