A year has passed since Elon Musk closed down Twitter Africa's office in Ghana, leaving the employees in a difficult situation. These former workers, now under the name X, still haven't received their due financial support, which they were promised as part of their redundancy packages.

Carla Olympio, a representative from Agency Seven Seven, which is providing legal assistance to these ex-employees, expressed their frustration, saying, "Every time we get close, they go silent for weeks on end with no explanation. It has been one year since they were all laid off, defeating the entire purpose of a redundancy package, which is meant to cushion employees against the adverse effects of being laid off."

According to Ghana's labor laws, the sudden and unannounced mass layoff at Twitter Africa's office qualifies as "mass redundancy." In such cases, the employer is supposed to inform the Chief Labour Officer three months in advance before implementing any significant changes. Unfortunately, Twitter did not follow this requirement. Furthermore, the details of redundancy compensation and the terms of payment should be negotiated between the employer or their representative and the affected workers or the relevant trade union.

Despite the ex-employees sending letters to Ghana's Chief Labour Officer, no concrete actions have been taken to resolve the matter. Consequently, they are now exploring options to pursue the issue in jurisdictions outside Ghana. Carla Olympio mentioned, "We are now concluding arrangements with international colleague lawyers to pursue the matter in other jurisdictions, where Twitter, now X, might perhaps be compelled to do the right thing."

This legal action against X is just one of many cases brought by former employees who claim they haven't received compensation even after Elon Musk's acquisition of the company for $44 billion last year.