I won’t renew Zoomlion contract if workers’ GH¢250 salary remains - Basintale vows

Acting CEO of the Youth Employment Agency (YEA), Malik Basintale, has vowed not to renew the existing contract with Zoomlion Ghana Limited unless sanitation workers receive improved wages.

In a Facebook post on Friday, April 25, Basintale described the current arrangement, where workers are paid GH¢250 monthly, as “exploitative,” adding that it does not reflect the dignity and value of Ghanaian youth.

“All my life, I have fought for integrity and the better placement of the youth and people of Ghana,” he wrote.

“I promise on my honour, as I stand by the grave of my late DAD, NOT to RENEW the contract in its CURRENT STATE or FORM. It is EVIL for the previous government to have committed to this and I SHALL STOP IT,” he added, pledging reforms under the current administration.

His comments come amid mounting pressure from the public and voices like investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni, who has consistently called for the termination of the contract over poor working conditions and alleged breaches.

Basintale also expressed personal outrage at the salary level: “If my mother, brother, or sister were a Zoomlion worker, I wouldn’t be happy with any of them taking GH¢250 as salary.”

He invited the public to join him live on Facebook at 8:00 p.m. to discuss the issue and suggest a way forward.

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