Pressure is mounting on the government to fulfil its pledge to revive PBC Limited, Ghana\u2019s once-dominant cocoa purchasing company, after workers revealed they have gone more than two years without receiving salaries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a statement issued on Thursday, June 11, 2026, workers of the struggling firm accused the government of failing to act on repeated assurances that the company would be restored to its former position as a leading player in Ghana\u2019s cocoa sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The concerns come months after President John Dramani Mahama and Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson publicly pledged to reposition PBC as the country\u2019s premier licensed cocoa buying company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the workers, however, conditions at the company have continued to deteriorate despite those commitments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWorkers have gone without salary payment for more than 27 months,\u201d the unions said, describing the severe hardship faced by employees and their families.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The workers noted that expectations for a turnaround were heightened during the 2024 election campaign when President Mahama, while touring cocoa-growing communities including Enchi, Debiso, Sefwi Wiawso and Kumasi, promised to restore PBC to \u201cits past glory.\u201d Similar assurances, they said, were repeated after the elections and again earlier this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Despite those promises, the unions say the company remains burdened by financial difficulties, including inadequate working capital that has disrupted operations and weakened its competitiveness in the cocoa purchasing market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The workers also expressed concern over the government\u2019s takeover of the Buipe Shea Processing Factory, a wholly-owned subsidiary of PBC. While they did not oppose state intervention, they called for a resolution that would ease the financial burden on the company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe facility be returned to PBC LTD, or the associated debt be taken off the books of the company,\u201d the workers demanded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The unions painted a grim picture of employee welfare, revealing that drivers earn about GH\u00a21,000 a month, while clerical staff receive between GH\u00a21,200 and GH\u00a21,500. Some senior staff reportedly earn between GH\u00a22,050 and GH\u00a23,500 despite holding master\u2019s degrees and professional qualifications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
They further stated that workers have not received salary increments for more than a decade, while casual employees have gone over 36 months without allowances, with some earning as little as GH\u00a2350 monthly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a direct appeal to President Mahama, the workers warned that the prolonged crisis is having devastating consequences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cStaff are dying from an inability to afford hospital bills; we cannot pay our wards\u2019 school fees, and feeding our families has become next to impossible,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The workers urged the government to move beyond promises and take concrete steps to rescue the company and protect existing jobs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou promised to create jobs; please do not collapse an existing one,\u201d the union appealed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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