The General Agriculture Workers Union (GAWU) has criticized the government’s second phase of the Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) program.
According to the General Secretary of the Union, Edward Kareweh, the government’s quest to increase jobs within the agricultural sector is unrealistic as the first phase of the program launched in 2017 which promised more than 750,000 jobs was not sustainable.
He added that the jobs that the government introduced in the first phase of the program were informal and did not make any statutory deductions of salaries including the payment of Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) contributions and income tax.
Mr. Kareweh expressed disappointment that the ‘One Village, One Dam’ policy which seeks to improve the accessibility of water for farmers has been a total failure.
He suggested that the government find an alternative irrigation system that would reduce the dependency on rain to grow crops.
Story by: Emmanuel Romeo Tetteh(#RomeoWrites) / Ahotoronline.com
