{
  "id": 2124172,
  "title": "TUC mineworkers petition Bank of Ghana over GH¢350 million locked-up funds",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/tuc-mineworkers-petition-bank-of-ghana-over-gh-350-million-locked-up",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-20T11:44:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "3News",
    "slug": "3news",
    "url": "https://3news.com/news/more-than-300-members-of-the-ghana-mineworkers-union-have-demonstrated-at-the-bank-of-ghana-bog-demanding-the-release-of-funds-belonging-to-about-19-000-mineworkers-whose-monies-have-been-locked-up-in-bog-regulated-financial-institutions-since-2019-the-workers-under-the-umbrella-of-the-trades-union-congress-tuc-marched-to-the-central-bank-to-present-a-petition-calling-for-urgent-action-to-recover-more-than-gh-350-million-they-say-is-owed-to-affected-workers-and-their-families-presenting-the-petition-general-secretary-of-the-ghana-mineworkers-union-abdul-moomin-gbana-accused-the-bank-of-ghana-of-failing-to-adequately-protect-the-interests-of-workers-whose-funds-remain-inaccessible-we-are-demanding-that-the-bank-of-ghana-which-has-the-responsibility-under-its-enabling-act-to-protect-workers-takes-action-unfortunately-they-have-failed-we-are-demanding-all-our-locked-up-funds-in-excess-of-gh-350-million-belonging-to-19-000-members-and-their-families-we-are-demanding-every-penny-from-the-bank-of-ghana-he-said-the-union-says-the-funds-have-remained-locked-up-since-2019-following-challenges-in-some-financial-institutions-regulated-by-the-central-bank-the-secretary-general-of-the-tuc-joshua-ansah-also-joined-the-call-for-the-bank-of-ghana-and-government-to-intervene-to-resolve-the-matter-the-ghana-mineworkers-union-you-are-not-here-alone-you-are-here-with-the-umbrella-body-the-tuc-and-we-are-asking-the-bank-of-ghana-and-the-government-of-the-country-to-do-the-needful-he-said-receiving-the-petition-on-behalf-of-the-bank-of-ghana-the-head-of-legal-assured-the-demonstrators-that-the-central-bank-would-consider-their-concerns-the-bank-of-ghana-remains-committed-to-the-financial-stability-of-the-economy-we-will-study-your-petition-and-address-your-concerns-he-said-the-mineworkers-union-is-demanding-a-swift-resolution-to-the-matter-insisting-that-the-affected-workers-and-their-families-have-waited-long-enough-for-access-to-their-funds"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Over 300 Ghana Mineworkers’ Union members have petitioned the Bank of Ghana to demand the release of over GH¢350 million in locked-up funds affecting 19,000 workers.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "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."
}