The General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), Mr Kofi Asamoah, has expressed worry about the unemployment situation in the country and called on government to create decent jobs for the citizenry.
He noted that the country had registered the highest level of economic growth in the country�s history and said available data indicated that the country had achieved the longest period of macro-economic stability in its recent economic history.
However, Mr. Asamoah was quick to state that the unprecedented growth rates had failed to create decent jobs for Ghanaians, as unemployment was on the rise.
Speaking at the May Day celebrations in Sunyani on Tuesday, the TUC General Secretary said nearly all new jobs being created in the informal economy, where incomes were low and workers had very little protection from the country�s labour laws.
�The vast majority of young women and men coming out of our universities and other tertiary institutions cannot find decent jobs,� he said.
Mr. Asamoah urged workers to protect the peace of Ghana as the nation gears up for a crucial election in December.
He said: �The onus lies on the government, the Electoral Commission, political parties and the security that we have peaceful elections� Ghana is the only country that we have and we have nowhere to run to in the event of civil strife.�
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