Aggrieved PBC Limited workers demonstrate over unpaid salaries

Workers of the Produce Buying Company of Ghana (PBC) have gathered at Abeka Junction in protest over unpaid salaries.

The aggrieved workers are heading to the headquarters of the company in Dzorwulu, where they are expected to register their displeasure with management.

Disgruntled employees of the company were clouded in red attire with placards inscribed with various messages demanding improved service of conditions.

A similar protest was organised by staff of the company in the Ashanti region on May 29, 2024.

The aggrieved members urged state agencies to probe the management of the company concerning financial matters.

These distressed workers, spearheaded by the leadership of the Pressure Group of PBC Limited, bemoan the difficulties caused by the government’s inability to pay twelve months of salary arrears.

The Ashanti regional chapter called on the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) to scrutinise the status of the company’s sample residue account.

The Vice Chairman of the Workers Union of PBC, Seth Adusei, called on the government, particularly Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, to expedite processes to pay their twelve-month outstanding salaries.

“Some of our members have various health conditions, others have died, and others have been ejected from their various homes and we believe that the president can do something about it, starting with paying our salaries.

“It is very difficult to live a full year in Ghana without receiving salary and how do we feed our families and take care of our homes. We urge the Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia to break the unpaid cycle before thinking of breaking the 8. We are also asking him to come and take away the current management that you have brought to us.”

PBC was up to sell off some of its properties when the Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) and five other banks secured a court order to prevent any sale or transfer of assets, including the company’s headquarters at Number 106 Olusegun Obasanjo Way, Dzorwulu Junction in Accra.