The planned Jubilee House Picketing by the Ghana Mine Workers’ Union has been postponed to Wednesday, 18th September 2024.
The protest was initially scheduled for Monday and Tuesday, September 16th and 17th respectively.
Checks by The High Street Journal have revealed that due to some security concerns raised by the Ghana Police Service, the picketing has been postponed to Wednesday, September 18.
Further checks revealed that the Ghana Mine Workers Union is set to officially communicate the change in plans to the public on Monday, September 16th, and also announce the modalities and the way forward.
The Union says it is picketing the Jubilee House, Parliament of Ghana, and the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources to protest against the happenings at the Future Global Resources (FGR) Bogoso-Prestea Mine.
The mine workers are demanding that the government terminate the mining lease of FGR which they believe has expired and allow other prospective investors to participate in the operations of the mine.
To hold on to the lease, the Union is also alleging that FGR has been using brute force and intimidation to coerce members of the union.
In an earlier statement to the press, General Secretary of the Union, Abdul-Moomin Gbana narrated, “The claims by FGR that the Bogoso-Prestea Mines are opened for business is factually inaccurate but a deliberate ploy to hand onto the mineral rights by any means.
“Shockingly, since the expiration of the notice and their notorious refusal to comply with the conditions contained in the Conditional Approval, the company has resorted to the use of brute force by the military, intimidating and victimizing our members.”
