What President Akufo-Addo told staff at the May 2022 Day exhibition
Date: May - 01 - 2022,
What President Akufo-Addo told workers in May 2022
Address by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on the occasion of May 2022 on Sunday, May 1, 2022, at Independence Square in Accra.
I am always happy to be in the organization of Organized Labor, especially to celebrate May, a day set aside to honor those who fought in the heroic battles that made the modern-day a success.
I cannot begin this speech without paying tribute to Organized Labor and its leadership for their important role in helping keep our country afloat in the wake of the COVID-19 epidemic. Your co-operation has been a sign of patriotism, and I applaud that. Indeed, you continue to maintain a culture of national dialogue initiated by well-known pioneers of the Ghana Workers' Union, Pobee Biney, Vidal Quist, Anthony Woode, et al, through their work and sacrifices we have inherited a free, independent Ghana in which we now live.
With the ongoing vaccination campaign, which has seen an estimated 14.2 million Ghanaians drinking, and our continued compliance with safety regulations, despite the removal of almost all borders, we are embarking on a process to restore our health and well-being. standard level. I know that sooner rather than later, we will be completely out of the forest.
The Secretary-General, during the May 2021 Day Celebrations, expressed the Government's determination to win the war against COVID-19. It was also my hope that we would celebrate this year’s May Day event without masks. As the year goes on, I am not only happy because of the news of our economic recovery, which is evidenced by the 5.4% growth rate started in 2021, which is reflected in the increase in economic activity across the country, but also because of the recession. we commemorate May Day as it should.
Indeed, last year's publication took place in the Forecourt of the Hall of Trade Unions, a much smaller area than Independence Square. The 2020 program, you will recall, locked us in state broadcasters, the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation. Without a doubt, great progress has been made as a result of our concerted efforts to address COVID-19 safety standards, as well as to vaccinate.
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As we commemorate this day, I urge all Staff and Organized Staff to fully celebrate this day, while at the same time looking for improved hygiene standards.
“Protecting Jobs and Income during the COVID-19 and More”, the theme of this year's celebration, is appropriate, especially as the implementation of measures to revive the economy and remove the restrictions of COVID-19 means we have resumed production and increased productivity, in our quest to restore our nation. on the path to progress and success.
Over the past year, in particular, Government has implemented several policies and programs to accelerate economic recovery from COVID-19 damage. We have introduced measures to improve financial resilience, as well as ensure debt sustainability, which is critical to achieving sustainable economic stability in the short to medium term. These measures, such as the passage of the E-Levy Bill, were not introduced in isolation. They came in the wake of a loss of GH ¢ 13.1 billion, and an increase in unplanned GH ¢ 14.2 billion. Thus, there is a total financial impact of GH ¢ 27.3 billion, representing 6.8% of GDP. In addition, the adverse global developments have had a devastating effect on the exchange rate and inflation, with the result that the real wage in Ghana is on the decline, as is the case everywhere. That is why the Secretary-General is not able to properly list the number of disasters that severely affect the livelihoods of working people in Ghana and abroad - inflation, high fuel, and petroleum prices, rising food prices, and income levels.
Therefore, we must make concerted efforts as partners to accelerate our recovery from COVID-19 by finding smarter ways to bring every rider to offer his or her share, no matter how small. Indeed, we need to reduce the cost of ministers, departments, and agencies by 30%, reduce the salaries of political candidates by 30% throughout the year, and reduce their share of fuel coupons. by fifty percent (50%), and halted imports of cars, among other things.
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