The Federation of Labour has issued an urgent call to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, urging immediate action to address the escalating issue of illegal small-scale mining, commonly known as galamsey.
The Federation warns that without swift intervention, the country could face a severe socio-economic and environmental crisis.
Kenneth Koomson, Deputy Secretary General of the Ghana Federation of Labour in an interview on the Point of View (PoV) highlighted the detrimental impacts of galamsey on the environment, including deforestation, water pollution, and land degradation.
He emphasised that these activities not only threaten the livelihoods of local communities but also pose significant risks to public health and the nation’s long-term economic stability.
Mr Koomson stressed the need for comprehensive and decisive measures to combat galamsey.
“We considered that this is the appropriate time for us to come together to call on the president to do that which is just, that which is constitutional, that which is honest and that which saves Ghana from imminent collapse, destruction decimation of the people who live here and accordingly also plunge us into civil disorder.”
“…If we don’t take drastic or quick measures, swift action to get into this argument, get government, President to act quickly a time is coming when we will lose all the lands, our livelihood, our survival, everything that the Ghanaian live for would have been destroyed by this galamsey,” he stated.
