‘Recognise and reward hard work’
The General Manager in charge of Operations at the Tema Port, Mr Abraham Mensah, has said every institution requires the services of labour to enable it to function effectively. He said because of the central role that labour played for the success of every establishment, it must be recognised and rewarded adequately in order to enhance efficiency and sustained production.
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He said workers offered their best when their efforts are recognised and they are rewarded accordingly. He said any institution that did not recognise hard work was not worth working for.
Mr Mensah was speaking in Tema during an awards ceremony to honour hard-working staff members of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA).
Challenging year
Mr Mensah delivered a speech on behalf of the Director of the GPHA, Mr Richard Anamoo, who commended the staff for achieving successes in spite of “a very challenging year for the authority”. He said he was hopeful that the awards would encourage other staff members to work harder in the coming years.
He noted that despite the dip in the traffic of vessels calling at the Tema port this year, the authority made some strides and as such urged the staff to continue to work harder this year.
Mr Anamoo said management would continue to invest its time and resources to ensure that workers were trained and equipped to handle all types of vessels. He expressed optimism that this year, conditions in the GPHA would be improved.
Port training school
The General Manager in charge of Administration at the Tema Port, Mr Mike Griffin, said the Tema Port would commence a new port training institute that would improve the skills of personnel who would handle day-to-day activities at the ports.
He said the Tema Port Administration would soon have its offices relocated into a new building. He said when the move was completed, there would be enough room to convert the old Tema Port Administration building into the training school.
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Tidal wave threat
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Tema East, Mr Daniel Nii Kwatei Titus-Glover, who was present at the ceremony, urged management of GPHA to help the people of Tema Manhean to construct a sea defence wall to protect the town from tidal waves.
He said tidal waves were destroying very critical building structures and installations, including a fence wall of the Ghana Navy, a piece of land occupied by fish processors and a bridge linking the people of Awudun to Chemu.
Mr Titus-Glover said he was worried that further delay in responding to the distress call could render the town and its environs a disaster area.
While commending the management of the GPHA for its contribution to the development of the country, the MP urged the workers to cooperate with management in a concerted effort to increase productivity. He said when things were working well, management could do a lot for the company, Tema and the country at large.
The General Secretary of the Maritime and Dockworkers' Union (MDU), Mr Daniel Owusu Koranteng, commended management for reviving the awards scheme and observed that employee recognition was the most effective way of aligning the aspiration and interest of workers to achieve corporate goals.
Award winners
In all, 27 persons were awarded for their meritorious services to the GPHA, Tema. Mr Benjamin Nkrumah, a Senior Storekeeper, was adjudged the best worker for the year 2013.
Each of the awardees was presented with a 32 inch LCD television set and a certificate. Mr Nkrumah was in addition presented with a deep freezer.
Writer’s email: Benjamin.glover@graphic.com.gh