There are strong signs that the Trades Union Congress (TUC) and the government are heading for a collision over salary and wage levels in the country. While government in under pressure from the International Monetary Fund to impose a wage freeze this year, the TUC says ?the demands of equity, fair distribution and labour motivation require adequate compensation to labour by way of higher incomes?.

Secretary General of the TUC, Kwasi Adu Amankwaah says adequate incomes that enable working families to met their basic needs and nurture their hopes for the future, is important for improving the productivity of the workers.?

He said the picture of the working poor in Ghana is a real and grime one. ?The majority of working families in Ghana earn very low and inadequate incomes. The reality of households with incomes that enable families to meet the demands of decent food, accommodation, health and education is a harsh one in Ghana?. He said it is widely known that approximately 40 per cent of Ghanaians earn less than $1 a day.