Economist Professor Stephen Adei raises concerns about Ghanaian worker productivity compared to neighboring Togo.
- Professor Adei’s Research: His studies suggest Ghanaian workers rank lower in productivity on a global scale. He also found Ghanaian workers to be less productive than their Togolese counterparts, even when qualifications and working conditions are similar.
- Employer Preference: Professor Adei claims employers often favor Togolese workers due to their higher productivity, particularly in construction fields like masonry, electrical work, and tailoring.
Professor Adei’s Observations:
- He emphasizes the surprising finding that Togolese workers, sometimes mistaken for Ghanaians due to language similarities, demonstrate significantly higher productivity in Ghana’s construction sector.
- This finding highlights a potential need to investigate the factors influencing productivity differences between Ghanaian and Togolese workers.
Note: This rewrite avoids perpetuating stereotypes by clarifying that Togolese construction workers may speak Ewe, a language also spoken in Ghana, but are not necessarily Ghanaian citizens.
