More than 700 former employees of BCM Ghana Limited, represented by the Ghana Mineworkers’ Union of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), have staged a demonstration demanding the immediate payment of their End-of-Contract Benefits (ECB).
According to the Union, these benefits are contractual and statutory entitlements guaranteed under the Collective Bargaining Agreement, individual employment contracts, and the Labour Act, 2003 (Act 651), and are not discretionary.
The Union said that despite the expiration of the workers’ contracts and their disengagement over ten months ago, BCM Ghana Limited has yet to settle the outstanding benefits, a situation it described as unacceptable and in breach of the law.
It noted that the prolonged delay has caused severe financial hardship for the affected workers and their families, many of whom depend on the benefits to transition into alternative livelihoods.
The Ghana Mineworkers’ Union added that several attempts to engage the company’s management through correspondence and meetings have not yielded positive results, leaving the workers with no choice but to protest.
The Union has therefore demanded full payment of all outstanding End-of-Contract Benefits on or before Friday, December 19, 2025, warning that failure to comply will prompt stronger lawful and industrial actions.
Some protesters, speaking to the news team, shared how the delay in payment has negatively affected their lives and livelihoods.
