By Ubaida Awudu
A consultative workshop funded by Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, which will take the input of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) on what the rights of workers are and how the rights of a Ghanaian worker should be protected, was held in Accra.
The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) in collaboration with the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), with funding support from the Danish Institute for Human Rights, conducted a National Baseline Assessment on business and human rights in Ghana, which was validated at a well-attended national stakeholder validation workshop.
An 18 Member National Steering Committee was inaugurated last year to develop a National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights (NAP on BHR) in Ghana.
Co-chairperson of the National Action Plan (NAP) steering committee and Human Rights Lawyer, Mary Nartey said Kenya and Uganda have already developed the National Action Plan for their countries and Ghana is halfway through developing its NAP.
She said the plan will help businesses comply with labour regulations and human rights standards when developed. Mrs Nartey encouraged the participants to contribute towards the development of the NAP on BHR.
Secretary-General of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), Dr. Yaw Baah, said the TUC will make the right inputs in their work and ensure that the rights of employees are embedded in the national action plan.
The Secretary-General assured the Steering Committee that after the development of the NAP, they would collaborate in the implementation of the plan.
The National Action Plan, when developed, will help Ghana deal with issues related to businesses and the promotion and protection of human rights.
