The Mortuary Workers Association of Ghana (MOWAG) has threatened to embark on an indefinite strike beginning Thursday, October 1, 2020, to demand improved conditions of service.
According to a statement released by the Association,they raised issue of salary and other promises from the government which has not been fulfilled.
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In the statement, the morgue workers raised some key issues which they say are not limited to the following:
1. Unresolved issues of salaries, allowances, job placements and promotions (conditions of service).
2. 50% bonus promises by the President to motivate frontline health workers but denied mortuary workers without explanation even after petitioning His Excellency, the President.
3. Mechanization and Employment of mortuary workers as long ago agreed by the MoH and MOWAG.
4. Non-provision of adequate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to guarantee safety against the pandemic and other diseases that are confronted on daily basis at the mortuaries despite all the assurances from the government.
5. Victimization/intimidation of some members of the MOWAG by some institutional heads contrary to the spirit behind the Labour Act, 2003 (Act, 651).
