Labour unions to convene on Tuesday on impending anti-galamsey protest
Source: Myjoyonline - September 30, 2024
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The unions are calling for decisive action, expressing dissatisfaction with the government's silence in addressing the environmental destruction caused by illegal mining activities.
Several unions and associations had earlier indicated their intent to stage protests if the president did not declare a state of emergency to tackle the ongoing destruction of water bodies and forest reserves by illegal miners by the end of September.
Their frustration stems from the lack of urgent government intervention in combating the crisis.
In an interview with Citi FM on Sunday, September 29, the General Secretary of the Ghana Mine Workers Union, Abdul Moomin Gbana, reiterated the unions' concerns and emphasized that Tuesday’s meeting would be critical in determining the way forward.
He explained that the meeting would focus on finalising decisions regarding the planned protests.
Mr Gbana noted that Organised Labour remains committed to safeguarding the environment and ensuring that the government takes stronger action to stop illegal mining, which continues to pose a serious threat to the country's natural resources.
The unions hope the protest will force the government to prioritize the fight against galamsey.
“The leadership of Organized Labour, after the notice that we sent and the demands that we put forward, we have agreed that we will meet hopefully on Tuesday, the 1st of October, to review all that has happened over the period and then consolidate our position on the way forward."
“I don’t think that organised labour in any way will deviate from our original plan. Our original plan holds. Hopefully, on Tuesday, I want to believe that it will be an endorsement of the plan that we put forward and, indeed, the demands that we have made on the president.”
Sedinam Moyowasifza-Curry
Requesting your help with potential slogan as # hashtag for raising awareness about the urgent environmental crisis caused by unsafe mining practices in Ghana.
Its critical that understanding of the urgent situation in Ghana unsafe water bodies due to mining.
Mining Gold has become a threat to the collective survival, and national security given the damage to the nation's water, soil, environment, and public.
What about a two-parter slogan that raises the danger and conveys possibilities/improvements if/when action is taken?
Looking forward to you adding your individual # hashtag / slogan below(124);
1. # Toxic rivers, Bleeding Gold
2. # Poison Gold, Killer Gold
3. # Sorrowful Gold, Undrinkable Water
4. # Poison Water, Blood Gold
5. # Ghana's Blood Gold?
6. # Greed is killing us
7. # Is this worth it?
8. # Toxic rivers, Guilty Gold
9. # Ghana the Murderland
10. # Ghana’s Bleeding Gold🩸
11. # Ghana choose minerals and wealth or funerals and deaths
12. # Topic waters, Bleeding Gold
13. # Gold Greed Murders Nation!
14. # Gold Greed Murders Ghana
15. # toxic rivers, guilty gold, Ghana the murdaland
16. # Galamsayandclimate
17. # Savethefishstopgalamsay
18. # Save the fish
19. # StopGalamsay
20. # Lifeorgold
21. # GhanaenemytoSDG
22. # Poison water, is the Gold worth it?
23. # Greedgoldtoxicrivers
24. # Galamsey kills
25. # Kill galamseynow
26. # Stop the poison
27. # ill gotten wealth stinks
28. # Sink the traitor, now
29. We live to survive it
30. # Toxic Rivers Bleeding Gold
31. # Poison Gold Killer Water
32. # Sorrowful Gold Undrinkable Water
33. # Blood Gold Poison Water
34. # Ghana's Blood Gold
35. # Greed Is Killing Us
36. #Is This Worth It Ghana
37. #Toxic Rivers, Guilty Gold
38. # Save Ghana From Blood Gold
39. # A dying nation by our own action's, and inactions
40. # Death or Gold? It’s a choice to make as a nation
41. # What is Gold without life?
42. # Who sold Ghana and did not collect the price", we are sold for free
43. # Nanapresidentofgalamsay
44. # ImpreachNanaufailedGH
45. #ghana'sgoldBlessingorCurse
46. #stopgalamseyLordsSaveGhanaNow
47. # God's Gold must not destroy God's creatures.
48. # Give us clean water or give us death
49. # #DyingofMining
50. #Gold, the killer of our time
51. #EndillegalMiningNow
52. #LiveBiggerThanGold
53. #protectourland4ourchildren
54. #Goldbuthungrycommunities
55. #GoldbutThirstyCommunities
56. FoodNotGold
57. #LifeNotGold
58. #Our ancestors fought for our land
59. #Let us fight for our environment
60. #Mother Earth is bleeding in our hands
61. Our waters are bleeding
62.#GoldTodayGoneTomorrow
63. #GoldOverLife
64. #DyingForGold
65. #NoWaterNoFuture
66.#GoldKillsGhana
67.#StopTheGoldCurse
68.#OurGoldOurGrave
69.#GhanaIsBleeding
70.#GoldPollutesLives
71.#GreedGutsGhana
72.#RiversOfGoldToxic
73.#ToxicGoldToxicFuture
74.#GoldMiningOurDemise
75.#GhanaDrownsInGold
76.#GoldPollutionKills
77. #WaterNotGold
78. #GoldStealingOurFuture
79.#MiningDeathInGhana
80. #GoldAtWhatCost
81. #GhanaNeedsCleanWater
82. #SaveOurRiversSaveOurLives
83. #GoldPoisoningOurLand
84. #MiningDestroysGhana
85. #GhanaSuffersFromGoldGreed
86. #GoldOrLifeChoose
87. #GoldIsOurPoison
88. #ExploitWater4GoldNow, DeficitTomorrow'sNaturalResources4ever
89. #OurRiversNeedTheirPride&BeautyBack
90.#OurGenerationNeedsthePrideinOurWaterBodies
91. #Greed4GoldNow,#Bleed4PotableWaterTomorrow
92. #Water4GoldNow
93. #Gold4PotableWaterTomorrow
94. #ExploittheWatersNow,DepletetheWatersForever
95. #Dead land, Dead Future
96. #StopGalamsayNow
97. #StopGold, Love Nature
98. #GhanaNeedStateOfEmergencyNow
99. #SayNoToGalamsey
100. #SaveOurWaterBodiesNow
101. #SaveOurGenerationsNowFromGalamsey
102. #ThinkGhanaFirstNotGalamsey
103. #WeHaveNoFutureWithGalamsey-Ghana
104. #AkufoAddo'sGovernmentIsEmptyHistory
105. #YourPresidencyIsOnTheLine-NanaAddo
106. #Bleeding Water Bodies
107. #GoldMenaceGH
108. #Jema says , No Galamsey
109.#Jema says , No to Community Mining
110. #BrownWateristheNew Gold
111. # Let's stop the senseless dirty, gold mining to save lives
112. # Choose Nature , save lives
113. #OurLandOurLife
114. # Saveourforest
115. #saveGhanawaterandenvironment
116. #Saveourwater and forestnow
117. #Thirst4GoldNowThirsty4waterEternally
118. Ghana's Blood Gold and Poison Water 💧 The Mark of The Beast 👿. Your Choice 🙏🏿
119. #Waterforlife_GoldforGrave
120. #ToxicWater_APosionedNation
121. #GoldRush_ANationalNightmare
122.#
LivesBetterThanGold
123. #RedeemYourPresidency
124. #GoldforFools....stop illegal Mining, Save Lives
September 30, 2024
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