As a nation, should we be proud of the fact that our minimum wage has increased from 18.45 to 19.97 cedis, which is roughly equivalent to £1 for a full 8 hours of work? This meager amount is a slap in the face to the hardworking youth of this country. The harsh reality is that this so-called “salary” is woefully insufficient to cover even the most basic necessities.
Consider the costs: a three-square meal, monthly rent, transportation, and other miscellaneous expenses. How are individuals expected to survive on this paltry sum? It’s no wonder that professionals like trained teachers, doctors, and nurses are forced to seek better opportunities abroad.
Meanwhile the minimum wage per hour in the UK is £13; we’re celebrating a negligible increment in our minimum wage, all while hemorrhaging approximately $1.1 billion annually to ghost names at the National Service Authority. Don’t even get me started on wage bills; we can – and must – clean up our system and make it more efficient.
My country is indeed sick, and it’s high time we acknowledged the severity of this illness.
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