TUC and ILO collaborate to empower Ghanaian Fisherfolk on labor rights and decent work
By: Patience Esi Tamakloe & Jones Anlimah The Trades Union Congress (TUC), with support from the International Labour Organization’s (ILO) Accelerator 8.7 Lab Project, is rolling out a sensitization and awareness program for coastal fishing communities in Ghana. The initiative aims to empower fisherfolk with the necessary knowledge of their rights at work and promote […]
Complexities of global economy demand harmonious government-labour relations – President Akufo-Addo
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has lauded the Trades Union Congress (TUC)-Ghana for continuously influencing labour and national policies amid the complexities of the global economy. The Congress had been instrumental in facilitating dialogue among tripartite constituents on critical socio-economic issues to build a harmonious and stable working environment, he noted. The President, in […]
Compact Ghana leads initiative with ACET to seek transformation path by 2050
By: Jacqueline Ampo Founder and President of the Africa Center for Economic Transformation, ACET, Dr. Kingsley Amoako, says his organization in collaboration with stakeholders including the National Commission for Civic Education, NCCE, is formulating a Compact Ghana Initiative. The initiative is to chart Ghana’s economic and political future by 2050. Dr. Amoako, who is also […]
May Day Celebrations in Tamale: Hundreds of unions march to mark day
By Joyce Kantam Kolamong Hundreds of worker’s unions from Northern, North East and Savannah regions converged on Jubilee Park in Tamale to mark the May Day event. The various working groups marched and carried placards some of which read,” Stand up for your right”, “stop politicizing public service”, “dumsor must stop”, ” We need free […]
Organized labour calls on President Akufo-Addo to help out with “dumsor”
By: Godfred Amoaful Ghana’s Organised Labour has called on President Akufo-Addo to find solutions to the erratic power supply widely known as “Dumsor” as its persistence affects their activities and the economy at large. The concern was part of several issues raised by Organized Labour during the 2024 May Day celebration in Accra, on the […]
Engage aggrieved worker unions to prevent industrial strikes – Austin Gamey to government
By: Patience Bumbom Labour analyst Austin Gamey has urged the government to engage with labour unions protesting over the non-payment of their SSNIT and Tier-2 pensions. The National Association of Graduate Teachers (GNAT) has issued a one-week ultimatum to the government to pay contributions for over 700,000 Ghanaian workers. Similarly, the Teachers and Educational Workers […]
TUC rallies Ghanaians to help save economy
By: Nicholas Osei-Wusu The Ghana Trades Union Congress, TUC has raised the alarm that Ghana is at the tipping point of an economic disaster and that any action or inaction that is miscalculated effort by the government could spell real doom for the country. The Secretary General of the TUC, Dr. Anthony Yaw Baah, who […]
TUC unveils five-point Workers Manifesto ahead of 2024 election
The Trades Union Congress, TUC, has begun engagement with the Political Parties on its five-point Workers Manifesto at the Hall of Trade Unions in Accra. The National Democratic Congress, NDC, was the first political party engaged, and a copy of the Workers Manifesto was presented to its flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama, by the Secretary General […]
TUC likens Ghana’s democracy to North Korea
By: Murtala Issah The Trades Union Congress, TUC, has likened Ghana’s Democracy to North Korea, saying the 1992 constitution is no longer serving Ghanaians. The Secretary General of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), Dr. Yaw Baah, made these remarks at the opening of the Biennial National Congress of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) […]
KNUST TEWU threatens to disrupt academic activities
By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) chapter of the Tertiary Education Workers Union of Ghana (TEWU-GH) has accused the management of the University of refusing to recognize them on the University Council and other committees as TEWU-Ghana after they decided to part ways with Trades Union Congress (TUC) about […]
