The Chairman of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), Bernard Owusu, has reiterated the call for the government to revoke Legislative Instrument (L.I.) 2462, which governs mining activities in forest reserves.
“We are still asking government to go to Parliament to revoke that L.I. We’ve heard that government is trying to amend it, but that is not what we demanded for, and we are asking that the L.I. should be revoked,” he said.
L.I. 2462 has faced fierce criticism for exacerbating the damaging effects of illegal mining, or galamsey. Reports suggest the controversial law will be repealed when Parliament resumes from recess.
