The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Railway Development Authority (GRDA), Dr. Frederick Appoh, has disclosed that workers of the Ghana Railway Company Limited are still owed about 10 months of salary arrears, despite government efforts that led to the payment of eight months of outstanding salaries.
According to Dr. Appoh, the intervention of President John Dramani Mahama, the sector minister and the Board of the GRDA helped to clear a substantial portion of the salary arrears that had accumulated over the years.
Speaking on TV3’s Hot issues, Sunday, July 12, he explained that salary arrears dating back to September 2024 were settled, and an agreement reached in October 2025 enabled the payment of approximately eight months of outstanding salaries to workers.
“For the salary arrears, through the efforts of the Minister and the President as well as the Board of GRDA, we managed to pay up to about eight months’ salary arrears for the Ghana Railway Company Limited,” he said.
However, Dr. Appoh noted that salary obligations continue to accumulate, leaving the company with about 10 months of unpaid salaries as of May 2026.
“We still owe the workers salary arrears. At the moment, we have about 10 months that we have not paid,” he stated.
The GRDA CEO revealed that discussions are currently underway with the Trades Union Congress (TUC) and the National Labour Commission (NLC) to find a sustainable solution to the issue and secure agreements that will ease tensions between management and workers.
“We are working with the Trades Union Congress and also the National Labour Commission to make sure certain agreements can be reached,” he noted.
He said engagements at the ministerial level have already yielded some progress, with an understanding reached on the payment of certain outstanding amounts and ongoing negotiations regarding compensation packages for affected workers.
“We have managed to reach an agreement with the workers through the ministerial level whereby certain amounts will be paid, including negotiations for their compensation to be reached,” Dr. Appoh added.
