{
  "id": 16759145,
  "title": "Former State Hospitality workers petition Presidency over unpaid severance packages",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/former-state-hospitality-workers-petition-presidency-over-unpaid",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-27T14:59:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
    "slug": "myjoyonline-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/former-state-hospitality-workers-petition-presidency-over-unpaid-severance-packages/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "MyJoyOnline Ghana reports that former employees of defunct state-owned and divested hospitality facilities have petitioned the Presidency over unpaid severance packages dating back to 2008. These workers, visibly distressed and appearing frail due to their age, carried placards urging the government to pay their outstanding severance packages. Consultant Nani Welbeck presented the petition on behalf of the group to President John Dramani Mahama, stating that repeated attempts to secure the payments had yielded no results, leaving the former employees waiting for nearly two decades for their entitlements. Presidential staffer Nana Yaa Jantuah thanked the group for bringing the matter to the President’s attention and assured them that efforts were underway to address the situation and find a lasting solution to their concerns.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch",
        "title": "Presidency seeks private sector funding for proposed state police",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/presidency-seeks-private-sector-funding-for-proposed-state-police",
        "published": "2026-10-27T17:40:52.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}