<<Print>>The Minister of Employment and Labour Relations, Haruna Iddrisu has rejected claims that government leaked a conditions of service document which was tabled before them by the Ghana Medical Association (GMA). The angry doctors say government deliberately leaked and inflated the some of their demands to generate disaffection against the doctors.
Responding to the claims on Eyewitness News, Haruna Iddrisu noted that such practices are unfair labour practices but said “those developments are not attributable to government.” A presidential staffer Stan Dogbe published the details of the said demands on Facebook but the Minister insisted that government cannot take responsibility for such claims. “It’s not an official government position; we don’t relate to someone’s wall and declare that as a representative of the position of government. The doctors have reported that strongly to me expressing their disappointment and disquiet on that matter.
I have accordingly conveyed my position them and what is important for me is to deal with the substance of the issues before us,” he added. Haruna Iddrisu further explained that “we’ve urged them [doctors] to call off the strike as we continue to negotiate because we don’t want negotiations to be done in an environment that is not free from coercion, free from intimidation and free from strike. I think that we should treat each other fairly.”