BREAKING: Sanitation workers under YEA to get 300% pay increase – Malik Basintale
Under a new waste management deal, Youth Employment Agency (YEA) CEO Malik Basintale has announced plans to increase allowances for those who receive the agency’s sanitation module by more than 300%.
This action comes after Zoomlion Ghana Limited, which had been paying recipients GH¢258—a sum that was widely criticized as insufficient—suspended YEA’s contract with the organization.Deals on travel
Mr. Basintale told reporters following his appearance before the Public Accounts Committee on Friday, August 22, 2025, that a committee has been assigned the responsibility of examining bids in order to choose 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 percent increase,” he stressed.
“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.
