Tarkwa: Eight Goldfields Workers Arrested
Eight workers of Goldfields Ghana limited have been arrested after a demonstration Monday morning.
The irate protestors blocked access to the mine preventing other workers from going to work.
Four people were injured in the process after a joint police and military team had to intervene with tear gas to disperse the crowd and maintain law and order.
According to Empire FM’s Emmanuel Ohene Gyan, two of the workers who were injured in the process have been treated and discharged.
Two others are still being treated at the Tarkwa General Hospital.
The workers are protesting management’s decision to opt for contract mining, which is expected to result in huge retrenchments.
Eight workers of Goldfields Ghana limited have been arrested after a demonstration Monday morning.
The irate protestors blocked access to the mine preventing other workers from going to work.
Four people were injured in the process after a joint police and military team had to intervene with tear gas to disperse the crowd and maintain law and order.
According to Empire FM’s Emmanuel Ohene Gyan, two of the workers who were injured in the process have been treated and discharged.
Two others are still being treated at the Tarkwa General Hospital.
The workers are protesting management’s decision to opt for contract mining, which is expected to result in huge retrenchments.
Source: Starrfmonline
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