We won’t call off strike – Doctors tell NLC

File photo: Ghanaian doctors are on strike

The striking medical doctors will not call of their strike in spite of the directive by the National Labour Commission (NLC), a senior member of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has stated.

According to Dr. Hardi Abdullah, it will be suicidal for any executive of the GMA to ask members to call of their industrial action as directed by the NLC.

The National Labour Commission (NLC) has ordered the Ghana Medical Association (GMA) to “take steps to call off” its strike “immediately” after meeting the striking doctors and representatives of the government.

In a statement issued by the acting Executive Secretary of the NLC Dr Bernice Welbeck, the Commission also directed that “both parties, government and GMA should resume negotiations immediately and report to the Commission on Monday, 24th August 2015 at 4pm.”

The NLC met the employer of the striking doctors through the Ministries of Health, Employment and Labour Relations, the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission and the Ghana Health Service and the GMA Wednesday to settle the standoff between the two parties.

Reacting to the directive, Dr Abdullah told Kafui Dey on the Morning Starr Thursday that the decision to call of their strike can only be made at their general assembly meeting.

“It is impossible to just call off the strike now as the NLC is demanding. It will be suicidal to make that decision and any executive who makes that call can be impeached. The decision to call it off will be decided upon at the next general assembly meeting,” he stated.


Source:Ghana/StarrFMonline.com