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He noted that the government treating organized labour like an afterthought in the debt exchange programme was a disappointing and unfair development.

“For me and the worker unions we’re really disappointed in the sense that if you’re a government and you’re dealing with stakeholders, an important stakeholder like the Trades Union and organized labour was not consulted in such a very important decision that was being made by the government.

“And because you’re the government you just sit down and bring any decision and you think that workers will be happy and take it like that

He warned that should the debt exchange tamper with their pension funds, organized labour will “bare their teeth” at government to register their displeasure.

“And we’re saying that pension is something that is meant for our future, and if government wants to have a debt restructuring, they dare not touch our pensions because then it means our future is already killed before the time.

John Kumah who was also on the show assured organized labour that engagement with them on the debt exchange programme will be initiated soon.

He also assured them that the government has put in place measures to ensure that their pension funds are not affected by the debt exchange programme.

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