ASHANTI GOLDFIELDS COMPANY V. ALEX OPOKU AND OTHERS

IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF JUDICATURE IN THE COURT OF APPEAL

KUMASI, ASHANTI REGION-GHANA A D 2011

IRENE C DANQUAH JA

The Defendant is a Mining Company operating in Obuasi and other places. Opoku, the 1^st Plaintiff and three others until 12^th December 1997 when they received letters terminating their appointment, worked in various capacities in the Defendant’s Mines at Obuasi. The 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd Plaintiffs were Machine (Wagner) Drivers whilst the 4^th Plaintiff was a Blastman. The termination of the plaintiffs took retrospective effect from 14^th November 1997. The contractual relationship between the Plaintiffs and the Defendant is governed by the Collective Bargaining Agreement [CBA] and Conditions of Service for Junior Staff as associated with the Ghana Mine Workers Union.

The facts antecedent to the commencement of the instant action are that on 5^th September 1997, one Abraham Adjei, a Senior Blastman working with the same gang as the Plaintiff died underground. The Defendant promptly r…