{"id":2323,"date":"2024-07-22T04:52:20","date_gmt":"2024-07-22T04:52:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghnewsbay.com\/?p=2323"},"modified":"2024-07-22T04:52:20","modified_gmt":"2024-07-22T04:52:20","slug":"ssnit-hotel-deal-labour-unions-shedding-crocodile-tears-says-political-analyst","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ghnewsbay.com\/?p=2323","title":{"rendered":"SSNIT hotel deal: Labour unions shedding \u201ccrocodile tears\u201d, says political analyst"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Political analyst, Joshua Jebuntie Zaato has said labour unions in the country are only \u201cshedding crocodile tears\u201d over the controversial sale of a 60% stake in four hotels by the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.asaaseradio.com\/ssnit-hotels-saga-organised-labour-suspends-strike\/\">Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on\u00a0<em>The Forum<\/em>\u00a0on Asaase 99.5 on Saturday (20 July), Zaato said organised labour was complicit in the deal and should share the blame.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn this particular deal, labour is shedding crocodile tears; labour is complicit,\u201d Zaato said. \u201cThey are complicit and they are as guilty as the people they are blaming.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Zaato argued that, as the largest bloc on the SSNIT board, labour representatives must have been aware of the planned sale for at least a decade. He questioned why labour had not publicly opposed the deal sooner.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis process started almost ten years ago,\u201d Zaato said. \u201cCan you reference anything that labour has come out to reject? They have up to five reps [on the SSNIT board]. Where were they?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The analyst suggested that labour\u2019s outrage was driven by public scrutiny rather than genuine concern for workers\u2019 rights.<\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\">\n<div class=\"stream-item-size\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt took a Member of Parliament to come out and say and then you\u2019re like, Oh, we are outraged,\u201d he said. \u201cSo, you are outraged just because now the public knows?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The sale of the hotels has sparked widespread controversy in Ghana, with critics arguing that it will undermine SSNIT\u2019s financial stability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Political analyst, Joshua Jebuntie Zaato has said labour unions in the country are only \u201cshedding crocodile tears\u201d over the controversial sale of a 60% stake in four hotels by the\u00a0Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT). 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