Former Twitter Ghana staff receive compensation after year-long dismissal
Twitter, now known as X, has compensated former staff members who were dismissed from their jobs in its African headquarters in Ghana's capital Accra over a year after they were laid off.
Agency Seven Seven, the company providing legal representation to the staff, in a press release dated February 17 said that it had successfully led negotiations for the former staff.
"Agency Seven Seven has successfully led negotiations on behalf of former staff members of Twitter Ghana Ltd in their quest to get a fair settlement and repatriation expenses for foreign staff," said the firm in a statement.
“Congratulations on this important win! It is essential that all multinationals, big and small, know that they must respect our laws when they operate in Ghana,” they added.
Elon Musk, who acquired Twitter in October 2022 for $44 billion, fired nearly all of the African team as part of a global sweeping cuts of its employees in November 2022. He has since rebranded it, X.
The sacked staff members reported that X's treatment negatively impacted their mental health and finances. They said that after being informed of the termination, they were told they would be paid for one more month of work however, they were locked out of their emails with no further salary payments made after their contracts were terminated, the BBC reported.
"It's difficult when it's the world's richest man owing you money and closure," one member of the group told the BBC.
Musk in an interview in April 2023 told the BBC that X employed 1,500 people, compared to the little under 8,000 when he acquired the company.
