The Workers Union of Future Global Resources is urging the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, and the Mineral’s Commission to take immediate action on their grievances.
This comes after Blue Gold’s press release on September 2, 2024, announcing the restart of the Bogoso and Prestea mine, claiming a strategic partnership with Gerald Group worth $8 billion.
The workers say they strongly reject this announcement.
The Union is calling on the Minister and the Mineral’s Commission to intervene and address the discrepancies in Blue Gold’s announcement, which the union believes to be misleading.
Chairman of the Senior Staff Union, Edward Arhin, stated, “We reject the malicious statements attributed to us by Blue Hood, a source we do not trust.”
He emphasized that the claim of care and maintenance is false, as the Mineral Commission debunked it in January. Additionally, leaders of the union dispute the $8 billion investment claim, citing previous unfulfilled promises, including the Perception Capital Four deal.
Arhin highlighted the company’s breach of conditional approval and non-payment of tier 2 and tier 3 pension entitlements for workers.
He urged the Minister to take action, saying, “We will not accept these false statements. The mine is not in operation as claimed. Our process requires pumping from multiple levels, but only six levels are operational, with the twenty-four-level flooding.”
Mr Arhin called on media practitioners to investigate the matter and report the truth.
By Ebenezer Atiemo
The post Future Global Resources workers refute claims of $8b investment in Bogoso and Prestea mine first appeared on 3News.
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