Mr Mahmud Khalid, Upper West Regional Minister has urged leadership of organized labour to educate workers on the details of the Single Spine Salary Structure (SSSS) to prevent any industrial unrest during its implementation.
He said government was committed to its implementation with the high level consultative forum for stakeholders as a platform to iron out all 'grey areas' to the pay structure for its implementation.
Mr Khalid made the call at the Upper West Regional celebration of the Golden Jubilee of Public Services Workers Union (PSWU) of Ghana Trades Union Congress at Wa on Thursday.
The celebration appraised the PSWU since its inception as a trades union, the role it has played in the service of its membership in the trades union movement as a mass organization seeking to promote national development.
Mr Khalid commended workers for their patience and demonstrating considerable good will towards the government since it assumed office.
"Please be assured that government is not in the least blind to the fact that salaries and wages are generally low in the country and is therefore doing everything feasible and possible to address the challenge," he said.
However, he noted that the economic recession being experienced world-wide was having a negative effect on the country and everyone should be on board with ideas to solve the problem.
Mr William Adii, Upper West Regional Industrial Relations Officer of PSWU said the electorate required government to fulfil its promises as an expression of democracy and not free and fair elections.
On the oil discovery, he said it was the anticipation of all Ghanaians that the country reaped maximum benefits to accelerate poverty reduction.
Mr Adii pointed out that workers would not entertain any excuse from the government for the non-implementation of the Single Spine Salary Structure this year, therefore efforts should be made to implement it.
He expressed concern about the deplorable roads leading to Wa, Tamale and Bolgatanga and appealed to government to rehabilitate them for increased productivity.