The Chief Executive Officer of the Youth Employment Agency (YEA), Malik Basintale, has announced plans to raise allowances for beneficiaries of the agency’s sanitation module by more than 300% under a new waste management agreement.
The decision comes in the wake of YEA’s suspension of its contract with Zoomlion Ghana Limited, which had been paying beneficiaries GH¢258, a figure many stakeholders described as inadequate.
Speaking to journalists after appearing before the Public Accounts Committee on Friday, August 22, 2025, Mr Basintale disclosed that a committee is currently reviewing tenders to select a new waste management service provider.
“When I took office, I swore by my late grandfather’s grave that no contract would be signed to pay GH¢258. That figure is unacceptable in this modern era. In any future contract, we will not go below the minimum wage. We are looking at more than a 300 per cent increase,” he emphasised.
The YEA boss also revealed that about 5,000 beneficiaries who failed to report to their duty posts will forfeit two months of unpaid allowances.
“We have not discovered ghost names; what we found are individuals who were absent. Those at post have been validated, but those absent will lose two months’ pay. Beneficiaries who were validated can attest that their allowances have already been credited to their accounts,” he explained.
The proposed increment, if implemented, is expected to significantly improve the livelihoods of thousands of young people employed under the sanitation module.
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