Number of Jobs Losses in Ghana due to Covid-19 Mindboggling – Trades Union Cry
According to the TUC, more people were likely to lose their jobs should restrictions on movement have remained.
Jonas Danquah 
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has expressed worry over the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Ghana.
The Secretary-General of the Union, Dr. Yaw Baah, at a meeting with President Nana Akufo-Addo yesterday [ April 20, 2020] said the lockdown of some Covid-19 hotspot areas in the country led to huge job losses, with more people likely to lose their jobs should restrictions on movement remain.
“We are in the process of assessing the impact of the health crisis on employment in Ghana. What we are seeing is mindboggling. Businesses are collapsing in almost all the sectors of the economy, many people have already lost their jobs, many more will have lost their jobs without the easing of some of these restrictions,” he said.
The Greater Accra Metropolitan Area, Tema, Kasoa and the Kumasi Metropolitan Area have just come out of a three-week partial lockdown that was imposed in March as part of measures to slow and contain the spread of the novel coronavirus.
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President Nana Akufo-Addo announced the lockdown lifting in a televised address to the nation on Sunday, April 19, 2020
According to the President, the ease of restrictions was in view of the country’s ability to undertake aggressive contact tracing of infected persons among others.
President Akufo-Addo in his address, however, indicated that other restrictions such as the one on public gatherings are still in place.
He urged Ghanaians to wear face masks everywhere they go and strictly adhere to the various COVID-19 prevention protocols including handwashing and social distancing.
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