Waste management giant Zoomlion Ghana Limited has debunked claims of underpaying the allowances of its workers.
This follows public criticism of the amount workers are paid as allowance, describing it as a poor condition of service.
However, the Director of Communications and Corporate Affairs of Zoomlion, Emma Adwoa Appiaa Osei-Duah, in an interview on 3FM Sunrise, argued that the allowance of the sweepers are determined by the Youth Employment Agency (YEA).
“YEA engages the sweepers and gives them letters telling them the amount they should expect as allowance. When people say you are chopping people’s money, I ask Where is that money for you to chop?” She explained.
She again argued that they remain the best waste management company in the country and beyond.
“All the talks that are going around will not stop us from continuing to do the good things. The little that we hear, we will digest it, find wisdom from that one and make progress. I am sure that the clients we have out there are satisfied either with the technical know-how that we have or the exact things they have requested that we are providing them with.”
The Director of Communications and Corporate Affairs of Zoomlion also clarified that its contract with the Youth Employment Agency (YEA) reached its natural end in September 2024 and was not cancelled or terminated by the government, as some media reports have suggested.
“Our contract with YEA ended in March 2024, and we got a gracious extension of six months, which also ended in September 2024. We have been waiting until the change of government, and as I speak, we have not heard anything until this social media letter started doing the rounds.” Emma said.
The YEA-Zoomlion contract has been a point of contention for years, with critics—including Manasseh Azure—raising concerns about transparency, cost-effectiveness, and oversight. His petition reignited public debate on the accountability of state-sanctioned service contracts.
The Office of the President in a letter dated June 11, 2025, and signed by the Secretary to the President, Dr. Callistus Mahama, the Jubilee House acknowledged the concerns raised in Azure’s April 27 petition and outlined several government decisions stemming from the review.
