Blue Ocean Investments Limited, the leading bulk distributor or petroleum products has signed a collective bargaining agreement with the General Transport, Petroleum and Chemical Workers Union (GTPCWU), an umbrella body for oil and gas sector workers in the country.
The agreement was signed on Monday, August 10, 2020 by senior management of both parties.
The purpose for the agreement was to get regulations to govern all labour and remuneration issues between Blue Ocean Investments and the GTPCWU.
This, is to help prevent any labour unrest involving the company and its workers and to ensure that workers’ interests and needs are protected.
Present at the ceremony were the management of Blue Ocean Investments including the General Manager; Henry Osei, the Deputy General Manager; David Quaye, the People and Culture Manager; Francis Agyakwa, and other members of senior management.
For GTPCWU the following people represented it: the National Union Chairman; Bernard Owusu, the General Secretary; Alhaji Fuseini Iddrisu, the Deputy General Secretary; Francis Sallah, and the Industrial Relations Officer; Samuel Opoku Asare.
Henry Osei, on behalf of Blue Oceans, emphasized the company recognizes the need for industrial harmony to prevail at the labour front to ensure peace between the company and its workers.
“We as a company, we would like to foster convivial working relations with our most important assets, our employees, to ensure growth for us and prosperity for the workers.”
According to him, this step taken by both parties is going to guide them going forward.
“It is thus important that this collective bargaining agreement and the terms herein stipulated have been accepted by both parties and our signatures appended to it to guide our collective engagement going forward.”
The General Manager and senior management of Blue Ocean Investments also thanked the leadership of GTPCWU for showing good faith and allowing cool heads to prevail throughout the negotiation phase of the agreement.
Bernard Owusu expressed gratitude on behalf of his outfit to Blue Ocean Investments for making a priority the interests of its workers and ensuring that they are well served through the signing of the collective bargaining agreement.
He also stated that he hopes that the faith shown by Blue Ocean Investments will be emulated by all well-meaning corporate employers.
