ICU WARNS PRIVATE RADIO STATION OWNERS IN VOLTA

World precarious day was observed in Ho with Industrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU) calling on organisations especially private owned radio stations in the region to desist from flouting the labour law by paying workers below the national minimum wage.

 The Volta regional officer of ICU Samuel Ananga noted that most companies especially media houses in the region pay their workers below the national minimum wage even after engaging them beyond the daily working limit of eight hours. He said litany of cases have been reported to him by some of these workers who are not even paid their salaries for months. According to him people's passion and desperation to work have forced them to endure such  unfair treatments from employers. He however advised prospective job seekers to insist on their right and not be exploited by some unscrupulous business owners. 

He made the call at a press conference held in ho yesterday to mark the maiden world precarious workers day .The essence of the day was to bring to the attention of the government, employers, civil society organizations, advocates of justice and equality, workers and the public the injustice and deprivation being meted out to this class of workers.

Precarious work, he explained, included on site contracting of labour, hiring of labour through agencies or brokers, outsourcing of labour, contractualization of labour, casualization of labour and all forms of employment that are not permanent or direct.Volta region in recent years have seen the proliferation of radio stations with seven currently operating in Ho the regional capital. employees of most of these radio stations confirmed to citinews that even though they work more than 8 hours a day,their employers pay them below the national daily minimum wage.