Health Service Workers Union sends strong message to govt over....

The Health Services Workers Union (HSWU) has warned government they will resist any attempt to touch their pensions as part of the debt restructuring programme by the government.

“We shall resist any attempt by the government to give any kind of haircut whatsoever on pension because our future is at risk.

The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, while presenting the 2023 budget statement, announced a debt restructuring for domestic bondholders in terms of interest payments.

On the back of this, about 94 percent of Tier 2 contributions placed in government security are likely to be affected.

But to Mr Ansah, government made workers understand there will be no haircuts and therefore they do not expect that they will be affected in any way

“Workers were made to believe that there will be no haircuts

“The attempt to touch the pensions in the quest to restructure debts means the government is tampering with the present and the future of workers