Mr. Stephen Osei-kissi, Head of the Greater Accra Regional Secretariat of the National Labour Commission (NLC) has advocated for Ghanaian workers to be paid a living wage during the UKGCC’s latest webinar on ‘Navigating Ghana’s Labour Laws and Regulations’.
According to Mr. Osei-Kissi, the living wage considers factors such as food, water, housing, transportation, healthcare, electricity, clothing and makes provision for unexpected events. He further remarked that the current minimum wage of GHS14.88 which is based on a day’s work, as negotiated by the government, is inadequate when compared with the elements of the living wage.
“We can be satisfied that the current minimum wage of GHS14.88 is woefully inadequate because it does not have room for the elements in the living wage. It also does not take cognisance of a person’s marital status, the number of children they have, their position, transportation, housing and issues like that so between the living wage and minimum wage, I will be an advocate for a living wage”.
Theophilus Tawiah, Managing Partner at WTS Nobisfields, lecturer at the University of Professional Studies, and moderator of the webinar, concurred with Mr. Osei-Kissi, adding that the current daily wage undermines the economic growth of such recipients.
Asked whether there will ever be a time when Ghana offers an hourly wage, Mr. Osei-Kissi was hopeful, based on the number of calls supporting such a policy. He, however, asserted that he does not see it...
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