Over sixty Aayalolo bus drivers have embarked on a sit-down strike over unpaid salary arrears at Ofankor in Accra.
Some drivers lamented that they have arrears from as far back as January and two other outstanding months and will not work until those arrears are paid, and a clear payment system instituted for sustained payment of salaries.
 “We started work as far back as November 2016 with arrears with some of the months such as January, September, and October. Most at times, the month will end and our salaries will be paid around 15th of the new month which is not fair to us. As we speak right now, one of our colleague drivers is sick at the Winneba hospital and he has no money to pay for his hospital bills.
 The drivers added that although they feel privileged to have been employed by the government as drivers, the government has not been fair to them.
“There are others too who showed me text messages of their wards requesting for payment of their school fees and there is no money for them to pay. The situation is very disheartening and the earlier something is done about it the better for all of us,†spokesperson for the aggrieved drivers, Foster Omari-Wiafe, bemoaned.
The drivers also called on the authorities to furnish them with specific dates to expect their salaries so they can plan their budget accordingly.
“We want authorities to institute a proper payment system as well so that we will know when specifically, our salaries will be paid, whether at the last day of every month, middle of the month etc. so we plan our budget accordingly and go on with our work with a sound mindâ€.
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