“Based on the history we really do not trust the government when it comes to these promises. Our pension funds are not something to be toyed with and we wished that it was exempted as earlier promised.” Ghana. By jnyabor
Ghana’s labour unions have agreed to the inclusion of their pension funds in the government’s domestic debt exchange programme but remain sceptical over whether the government will stick to its end of the deal.
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