The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, has made an emergency visit to the Abosso Gold Fields Damang Mines in the Western Region to reassure management and workers of the continuity of operations and job security.
This comes in the wake of the government's decision to take over the running of the mines following Gold Fields' failure to meet key requirements for lease renewal.
Accompanied by senior officers at the Ministry and the Minerals Commission, Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah urged management to keep running the mine within the transitional period and ensure no worker is dismissed because of the transition. "We came to engage the workers of the Damang Mine to assure them of President Mahama's commitment to ensure that even in this transitional period, their jobs will be guaranteed and that we are going to work with them to ensure the safety and the sanctity of the operations here. "Contractors and subcontractors who work here must be assured that this transition will not affect their commitments and contracts that they have here.
The intention ultimately is to empower the communities here and to make sure that there is continuity in operations," he said.
