Ratify ILO Conventions 190 and 183 – TUC to Government
By: Murtala Issah The Trades Union Congress (TUC), has urged government to fast-track the ratification of Convention 190 and 183 of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) to address some challenges faced by women at the work place. The Vice Chairperson for the TUC, Philomena Aba Samson, made the call at an event to mark the […]
TUC inaugurates workplace breastfeeding corner to enhance women’s productivity
The Trades Congress Union (TUC) has inaugurated a workplace breastfeeding corner for its office The breastfeeding corner, a room containing a bed, baby cots, a television set, air-conditioners, tables and chairs, was created for working mothers on the premises of TUC building to breastfeed their babies. Mrs Rebecca Kwashie, National Women’s Council Chairperson, TUC, told […]
Single Spine Salary Structure Review Should Tackle Unfairness in Remunerations-TUC
BY: Bright Kofi Agamah The Trades Union Congress (TUC), says the Single Spine Salary Structure (SSSS), currently being reviewed, should as a matter of urgency deal with the unfairness in remuneration between Article 71 Office Holders and other Public Sector Workers. The TUC warned that the class system created by the huge pay disparity between […]
Workers to resume work today as government guarantees 15% COLA
After a back and forth between labor unions and government, the two parties have now agreed on a 15% Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) to be paid to all public sector workers. It takes retrospective effect from July 1, 2022. The COLA is to cushion public sector workers against the current economic difficulties. Organised Labour […]
Koforidua: SSNIT engages members of TUC on its operations
By: Michael Teye Amartey The Social Security and National Insurance Trust, SSNIT, has engaged members of the Eastern Regional Trade Union Congress, TUC, on its operations in Koforidua, the Eastern Regional capital. The forum equipped members on the new SSNIT Pension Act and measures put in place by management to help sustain the scheme. It […]
Govt’s IMF bailout decision a ‘tragic mistake’ – TUC
By: GRAPHICONLINE The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has kicked against the government’s decision to engage with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) saying it is a ‘tragic mistake’ and ‘sad’ decision, that the government was seeking help from the fund. The Secretary General of the TUC, Dr. Yaw Baah in a statement issued on Sunday said […]
May Day And The Ghanaian Worker
BY: EDMOND TETTEH COMMENTARY ON MAY DAY AND THE GHANAIAN WORKER After a two-year hiatus, Ghanaian Workers publicly joined their counterparts across the globe to celebrate workers day, thanks to the outbreak of the ravaging COVID pandemic. Also known as MAY DAY, it normally sees the mass turn-out of workers who openly display their pent […]
Government together with TUC to discuss better wages for workers
The President, Nana Akufo-Addo says calls by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) to suspend all taxes on petroleum products will cost government 4-billion Ghana Cedis and therefore not sustainable. At the 2022 May Day Parade in Accra, the Secretary General of the TUC, Dr Anthony Yaw Baah’s message to the President was to initiate […]
