WORKERS took to the streets across Ghana on Thursday demanding that the government addresses the country’s dire economy and alleviates the hardship faced by workers.

The one-day protest was called and supported by the Ghana Trade Union Congress.

More than 7,000 workers turned out in the capital, Accra, to accuse the government of mismanaging the economy.

They demanded immediate action to halt the depreciation of the Ghanaian cedi currency and the rising cost of living. 

“The cedi has depreciated so much, the minimum wage is now less than two US dollars a day — officially poverty wages,” said Industrial and Commercial Workers Union general secretary Solomon Kotei.

“Petrol is almost double what it was a year ago and we face power outages, water shortages and ever-increasing utility costs. 

“This is not about global economics, these are home-grown problems rooted in corruption. This cannot be allowed to continue.”