4th November, 2014
 
The Daily Graphic appeals to striking Union leaders to place the interest of ordinary Ghanaians first and return to work while negotiations continue to get the matter relating to the management of the second tier pension funds settled amicably. The paper says Ghanaians are being deprived of essential public services such as education and medical care on account of the current strike, resulting in loss of lives that cannot be recovered. The paper urges government to engage more with organised labour rather than waiting for situations to get out of hand before making frantic efforts to find solutions. 

The Ghanaian Times expresses disappointment about the continuing impasse between government and Organised Labour. The paper says the situation seems to be widening rather than closing causing hardships for Ghanaians. The paper says the workers apprehension can be understood due to the mistrust in the handling of public funds by government agencies. The Times therefore suggests that the two parties find a middle ground to managing the pension funds which is in court. It also urges them to resolve the matter as quickly as possible for the sake of national development. 

The Today Newspaper expresses the need for the country to develop appropriate social emerging issues such as poverty, unemployment and widening inequality gaps. The paper therefore calls on government and all to play an active role in ensuring that effective social intervention measures are put in place so that the high rate of social vices such as domestic violence, drug abuse and child neglect among others are curbed. 

GBC