The staff of GIHOC Distilleries Limited in Accra, numbering over 200 are demanding the immediate removal of the Managing Director, Mr. Maxwell Kofi Jumah over mismanagement.
According to the angry workers who embarked on a protest at the premises of the company amidst heavy police presence on Tuesday, May 16 insist that their salaries have been in arrears for the past three months.
The workers also alleged that their Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) contributions and Provident fund have been in arrears for close to a year now.
The angry workers revealed that the fortune of GIHOC distilleries is growing worse under the leadership of Mr. Jumah who has been the MD of the company for six years now.
The staff clad in red armbands, the workers vented out their frustrations on the management of the facility and called on the government to immediately sack him of his duties.
“The workers cannot produce raw materials, neither is the company able to pay workers, provident fund, and SSNIT for almost a year. Earnings and salaries hardly come, As I speak to you about three months’ salaries haven’t come. There are several other concerns, goods are sold and monies don’t go to the company’s account,” a worker stated.
