Railway workers in Sekondi/Takoradi are disgruntled over their salaries, which have been in arrears for months.

The workers have received no pay for the past three months, a situation which has caused growing frustration and concern among them.

It is against this background that the complete workforce of the Ghana Railway Company in Sekondi/Takoradi, on Monday, convened at the renowned Bottom Tree grounds in Ketan, seeking explanations regarding their withheld wages.

Unfortunately, leadership of the Union did not turn up as expected for the aggrieved workers to convey their plights. The employees were, thus, left disappointed.

Speaking in an interview, some of the angry workers said: “We had already invited him to come and explain to us why our salaries are not being paid. He assured us of coming but we waited for him almost the whole day and he did not show up. We have been calling him but no response. We have worked and no salaries have been hitting our accounts.

“We have families who depend on us but nobody has told us what is going on. We are inviting him for questions and he has refused to attend,” he added.

There were no explanations for his absence, according to the workers.

More than 500 workers, determined in their stance, have pledged to assemble once more at the same location until they receive communication from their leader. They assert that their leader, elected to champion their interests, should respond to their appeal.

Recall that the 2006 group of retrenched workers who have not received their severance award, obtained a legal garnishee order not long ago. This court order has effectively blocked the railway company from accessing its bank account, consequently obstructing the payment of the workers.

In May of this year, John Kojo Appiah, the head of the retrenched workers, informed Nhyiraba Paa Kwesi Simpson that the Sekondi High Court had issued the injunction. This legal action was taken as a result of unsuccessful attempts to recover their inaccessible funds.

“The Cape Coast Appeals Court ordered the payment of our money in 2015,” he had said.

“Since then, the company has refused to pay the money to us and all efforts have proven unsuccessful. Our lawyer led us and an injunction has been placed on the accounts where salaries of workers are paid from.”

At present, Ghana Railway depends solely on a portion of its income generated from transporting bauxite between Nsuta and Takoradi to cover the workers' salaries.