Government and Hospitals Pharmacists Association (GHOSPA), has threatened to use all legitimate means to press home their demands if government fails to respond to concerns on their working condition before July 16.
A statement by GHOSPA said its members are “facing serious difficulties” in concluding negotiations on Conditions of Service in public health facilities, across the country.
“We also wish to indicate that GHOSPA’s petition regarding existing new grade structure for pharmacists in the public health service as well as the existing issues pertaining to our interim market premium, which has travelled over six years remains unresolved,” a statement signed by Agyeman Badu, National Chairman in Accra said.
It said GHOSPA has met the Government Negotiations Team a number of times since July 2015, but to no avail.
“GHOSPA in the course of the process petitioned the National Labour Commission (NLC) seeking an immediate resolution to all outstanding issues with the Fair Wages and Salary Commission (FWSC).
“Meetings and hearings at the NLC have so far yielded no positive results with each meeting laced adjournments due to one excuse after the other,” the statement said.
The statement further said the injustice meted out them must stop, insisting that it is an essential service workers and therefore demand that they’re treated as such.
“We may not want to disturb the industrial harmony on the Labour front but we cannot keep mute forever. Enough is enough. Public Sector Pharmacists deserve Better,” GHOSPA said
