The Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Youth Employment Agency (YEA), Malik Basintale, has vowed not to renew the contract with Zoomlion Ghana Limited, a subsidiary of the Jospong Group of Companies, if sweepers continue to receive GH¢250 as salary.
This position follows calls by investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni for YEA to terminate its agreement with Zoomlion.
The journalist accused Zoomlion of exploiting workers under the sanitation module and breaching the terms of its contractual obligations.
The Parliamentary Select Committee on Sanitation, however, dismissed the calls, citing possible job losses.
In a post on Facebook, Mr. Basintale declared that he has dedicated his life to integrity and ensuring better opportunities for the youth and people of Ghana. He added that President John Mahama’s reset agenda includes ensuring that every worker is paid satisfactorily for the work done, and there must be a change.
“I promise on my honour as I stand by the grave of my late DAD, NOT to RENEW the contract in its CURRENT STATE or FORM. It is EVIL for the previous government to have committed to this, and I SHALL STOP IT,” he declared.
Expressing personal concern over the plight of sanitation workers, he added, “If my mother, brother, or sister were a Zoomlion worker, I wouldn’t be happy with any of them taking GH¢250 as salary.”
Meanwhile, he has asked the public to join him on a Facebook Live session at 8 pm today to share their thoughts and discuss the way forward regarding the contentious contract.
