The Ghana Mineworkers’ Union (GMWU) of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has staged a demonstration on behalf of more than 700 former employees of BCM Ghana Limited, demanding the immediate payment of their End-of-Contract Benefits (ECB).
According to the Union, the benefits are not discretionary but constitute contractual and statutory entitlements enshrined in the Collective Bargaining Agreement, individual employment contracts, and the Labour Act, 2003 (Act 651). The Union expressed concern that despite the expiration of the workers’ contracts and their disengagement from the company over ten months ago, BCM Ghana Limited has failed to pay the outstanding benefits.
The prolonged delay, the Union noted, has plunged affected workers and their families into severe financial hardship, emotional distress, and untold suffering, describing the situation as a violation of fairness, good faith, and responsible corporate conduct.
The Union further stated that the non-payment amounts to a clear breach of agreement and an infringement on the rights of the workers, many of whom relied on the benefits to transition into alternative livelihoods. It revealed that several attempts to resolve the matter through correspondence and engagement with management have yielded no positive results.
As a result, the Union has issued a final ultimatum, demanding that all outstanding End-of-Contract Benefits be paid in full on or before Friday, December 19, 2025.
In a statement signed by the General Secretary of the Ghana Mineworkers’ Union, Abdul-Moomin Gbana, the Union warned that failure to meet the deadline would compel its members to embark on more intensified lawful and industrial actions to defend their rights and dignity.
Meanwhile, some of the demonstrators also shared personal accounts with the news team, detailing how the prolonged delay in the payment of their benefits has negatively impacted their livelihoods and families.
Source: hapyghana.com
