Some illegal miners in Amenfi East have embarked on a demonstration against the ban and proposed fight on illegal mining popularly known as galamsey.
According to the protestors, placing a ban on galamsey will cause untold hardship on them, affecting their livelihood.
A video of their demonstration shows some galmseyers, women, sitting on the ground crying “we will die of hunger. Our children and I will die of hunger” with others singing along, “we will not be intimidated. We will keep practicing galamsey.”
There have been a series of protests across the country against illegal mining, with advocacy groups and other bodies calling for a ban on illegal mining.
‘No one will intimidate us’
Some small-scale miners in Amenfi East are reportedly protesting against organized labor over the threat of a strike. #StopGalamseyNow#IStandAgainstGalamsey#CitiNewsroom pic.twitter.com/Lcea2sJZul— CITI FM 97.3 (@Citi973) October 9, 2024
