Suspended workers of Ghana Water Limited (GWL) staged a demonstration at the Black Star Square in Accra on Wednesday, September 9, 2025, to press home their demand for immediate reinstatement.
The protesting workers carried placards with inscriptions such as “Mr. President, intervene, we are all Ghanaians,” “May Allah speak to your heart, Mr. MD,” and “Mr. MD and GWL Board, call us back to work.” They also chanted patriotic songs to draw public and government attention to their plight.
Addressing the media, Eugene Larbi, a former management trainee at GWL’s Human Resources Department, described the suspension as unjust. “Today is a very sad day in our lives. We have been suspended without any reason. It’s been eight months since our MD suspended us. We are here to plead with President John Dramani Mahama to intervene on our behalf,” he said.
Mr. Larbi added that many of the affected workers are struggling to survive, with families unable to meet basic expenses such as school fees. “Since February, we have not received our salaries, and we have heard that new people are being employed to take our roles. These months have been very tough,” he lamented.
The protest stems from a February 11, 2025 directive issued by GWL suspending all recruitments made in November 2024, following an instruction from the Chief of Staff. The government order required all heads of state institutions to nullify post-December 7, 2024 recruitments, citing breaches of good governance practices.
As part of the directive, GWL specifically ordered that all recruits appointed in November 2024—and already posted to various regions but not yet added to the payroll by January 2025—be suspended indefinitely.
The workers, however, argue that the decision is unfair and discriminatory, insisting that their suspension has severely impacted their livelihoods and those of their dependents. They have vowed to continue picketing until the company’s management and relevant authorities respond to their concerns.
