The Management of Zoomlion Ghana Limited addressed concerns over payments of operatives under the Sanitation Module of the Youth Employment Agency (YEA).
Following concerns about delays and arrears, Zoomlion has said it has no hand in the determination of the remuneration of employees.
In a statement, Zoomlion explained that, the payment of allowances is solely determined by the government thus YEA which is then released to Zoomlion for onward payment to the beneficiaries.
The waste management giant added it only manages the day-to-day activities but does not control or determine the amount or timing of payments to operatives.
“Waste and Sanitation Module,” is implemented in partnership with the Government of Ghana through the YEA and “as per the contract agreement, Zoomlion is responsible for managing the operatives and providing the necessary logistics they require for their work, including uniforms, brooms, and other working tools,” the statement explained.
This comes after calls from YEA to suspend the management services contract with Zoomlion due to the long-standing payment issues, affecting hundreds of sanitation workers across the country.
YEA’s Executive Officer, Kofi Baah Agyapong, has demanded a review of the arrangement, which affects hundreds of sweepers who clean streets and public spaces across the country.
Under the current contract, Zoomlion is paid GH₵ 850 per sweeper by the government through YEA.
From this amount, the company pays the workers GH₵ 250, while retaining GH₵ 600 as management and logistics fees.
Despite this, some sweepers have reportedly not been paid for nine months.
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