Create employee-friendly working environment – ICU to employers

The Industrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU) has called on employers to create employee-friendly working environments that promote industrial peace and harmony at the workplace.

That, it said, was to ensure the sustainability and continuous growth of organisations for the mutual benefit of employers and employees.

The union urged the government to formulate practical and workable economic policies and interventions that promoted business and industrial growth in order to address the unemployment situation which was assuming alarming proportions.

Message

In a New Year’s message by the General Secretary of the union, Morgan Ayawine, the ICU said the positive atmosphere the Government had created through its economic recovery efforts under the reset agenda must be sustained through the practical demonstration and application of sound socio-economic policies that would lead to an improved standard of living for the generality of Ghanaians.

“Of particular concern is the issue of private sector participation in the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG).

As an essential public entity serving a wide spectrum of the Ghanaian populace, Government must exercise caution and avoid the outright sale of ECG, while maintaining it as one of the nation’s most vital and indispensable asset,” he emphasised.

Contributors

Mr Ayawine said as workers and contributors to nation-building, “we must not rest on our oars.

We are called upon to work diligently toward increased productivity at the enterprise level, which remains a prerequisite for economic growth and national development.”

Now more than ever, he said there was an urgent need to consolidate strong work ethics to support rapid economic growth and national progress.

“Your active participation and contribution as workers are therefore imperative’’.

Prejudices

“You must shed all prejudices that hinder economic advancement and engage wholeheartedly in advancing the government’s reset agenda,” he said.

The ICU General Secretary urged all workers to get on board the country’s economic train for a safe, smooth and successful journey throughout 2026.