JUSAG cites pay disparities, working conditions in defence of strike
The General Secretary of the Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG), Abdulai Yakubu, has cited disparities between judicial workers’ legal entitlements and their actual take-home pay, alongside the strict professional standards they are required to uphold, as reasons for the association’s ongoing strike. According to him, the Judicial Service employees are held to high standards of integrity and professionalism but are not adequately remunerated in line with the conditions they are expected to work under. Speaking on JoyNews’ The Pulse on Thursday, November 5, Mr Yakubu said the financial difficulties confronting some workers have become so severe that a number of them struggle to meet basic needs, including transportation to and from work. He recounted instances where worker…