Ghanaian Lady Appeals To Government For Advance Salary Payment, Video Stirs Debate

Ghanaian Lady Appeals To Government For Advance Salary Payment, Video Stirs Debate

  • A video of a public sector worker sending an appeal to the government regarding the payment of salaries has gone viral
  • She wondered if advance payments could be an option for workers seeking part of their salaries when finances are tight
  • Netizens who took to the comments section of the viral video have shared varied opinions on the appeal by the woman

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A Ghanaian woman has made an interesting appeal to the government regarding the payment of salaries for public sector workers in the country.

In a video sighted by YEN.com.gh on TikTok, the distraught-looking woman asked if the government could not facilitate advance salary payments for workers desperate for money, especially in January.

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A Ghanaian public sector worker appeals to the government to consider advance salary payments for workers who are struggling. Photo credit: @sarahaformanor/TikTok
Source: TikTok

She explained that her appeal was premised on the fact that some workers seemed to run out of cash in January.

The lady believes such a move would help mitigate the suffering that people would ordinarily have to deal with.

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"I want this to get to the government - if it could be optional for public sector workers to get advance salaries on the 15th. So, in this case, if they look at a month like January, they could make it optional for people to get advanced salaries.
"In the past, when my father used to work, that option was available for workers who could take part of their salary before the month ended. That could be done for us, government workers," she added.

The video, which had raked in over 600 likes and 100 comments at the time of filing the report, was captioned 'A petition to the government for advance salaries'.

Watch the video below:

Ghanaians react to appeal for advance salary

Social media users who took to the video's comments section shared their views on the appeal to the government regarding salaries.

Others also encouraged her to apply for a loan instead.

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Yaw Dwarkwaa opined:

"This is a good suggestion but the question it is feasible at this time. You can go for loan with your salary collateral."

yaa commented:

"January has 40days more."

Evita O'mallina Ameg added:

"I second u paa."

barbie replied:

"Ahunu ooooo. spokeswoman for government workers y3daase."

Odehye Kwaku Owusu-Baah added:

"I agree salary advance is needed."

hisheartbeat wrote:

"Today is the 55th of January more days to go Sis."

bosslady stated:

"Next week is January, the following week too is January o"

Baba Doris remarked:

"Hmmm is not easy."

Ama beautiful added:

"Very important dear."

Lady laments over poor salaries in Ghana

Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that an American lady based in Ghana was worried about the working conditions for many there.

In a trending TikTok video, the lady believed that most companies in Ghana were exploiting staff by notably underpaying them.

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She bemoaned why an average worker in Ghana would work for more than eight hours and not be paid a salary to match that.

She claimed that many locals she had interacted with earned between GH¢600 and GH¢1,500 and called for this to be remedied.

Proofread by Bruce Douglas, senior copy editor at YEN.com.gh

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Philip Boateng Kessie (Human-Interest editor) Philip Boateng Kessie started writing for YEN.com.gh in 2022 and is the Head of the Human Interest desk. He has over six years of experience in journalism and graduated from the University of Cape Coast in 2018 with a bachelor's degree in Communication Studies. Philip previously served as a reporter for Graphic Communications Group Limited (GCGL) and as a content writer for Scooper News. He has a certificate in Google News Initiative News Lab courses in Advanced Digital Reporting and Fighting Misinformation. Email: philip.kessie@yen.com.gh.