Nii Osah Mills, Minister for Lands and Natural Resources
The government is working to ensure that workers are not laid off despite the fall in the price of gold on the world market and energy crisis in the country, the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Nii Osah Mills, has said.
He said although the current power situation continued to affect the operations of the mining sector, he did not envisage any laying off of workers in the mining sector.
Speaking at the official launch of the Ghana Chapter of the International Mining for Development Centre (IM4DC) in Accra yesterday, Nii Osah Mills said since the power situation began, the mining sector had been coping with the challenge in a way that would not lead to lay-off.
Last year, about 5,000 workers in the mining sector were laid off due to the fall in world gold price and the energy crisis which compelled mining companies to cut down on their operations.
Source: Andrew Nettey
