March 17, 2023
Ghana: Minister - Govt Will Not Interfere With Pension Funds
Government will not do anything contrary to its promise not to tamper with the pension funds of workers, the Minister of Employment and Labour Relations, Mr Ignatius Baffour Awuah,… Read more »
March 09, 2023
Ghana: Contracta Terminates Appointments of 1,500 Workers in Kumasi
About 1,500 workers employed for the construction of the Kumasi Central Market, Kumasi International Airport and the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital's Mother and Baby Unit… Read more »
March 08, 2023
Ghana: Adopt Right Procedures to Resolve Labour Disputes - CJ
Adopting the right procedures in labour issues will help reduce work load of the judiciary, the Chief Justice, Justice Kwasi Anin Yeboah, has said. Read more »
Ghana: GNFS Honours 22 Retired Officers
Twenty-two retired fire officers of the Accra Regional Command of the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) were awarded at a send-off in Accra last Thursday. Read more »
March 03, 2023
Ghana: Industry-Based Economy Will Create Jobs - Dr Afriyie
The Minister of Environment, Science Technology and Innovation (MESTI), Dr Kwaku Afriyie, has re-emphasized the urgency for Ghana to establish an industry-based economy as a means… Read more »
February 08, 2023
Ghana: Labour Commission Receives Less Cases in 2022
The National Labour Commission (NLC) received 452 complaints last year as against 518 the previous year, statistics from the Commission has revealed. Read more »
January 25, 2023
Ghana: 3,000 Bongo Residents Set to Gain Employment Under C'nity Mining Scheme
More than 3,000 residents are in line to gain employment following the launch of a new Community Mining Scheme (CMS) at Bongo-Soe in the Bongo District of the Upper East Region. Read more »
January 14, 2023
Ghana: Pensions Go up by 25 Percent
The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has increased pensions for 2023 by 25 per cent. Read more »
Ghana: Govt, Organised Labour Agree On 30 Percent Base Pay Increase
Government has agreed with Organised Labour to increase the base pay for the 2023 financial year by 30 per cent. Read more »
December 22, 2022
Ghana: Health Sector Workers to Join Labour Unions Indefinite Strike On Dec 27
Health sector workers will from December 27 join other labour unions to embark on an indefinite strike to press home their demand for the exemption of pension funds from the… Read more »
December 16, 2022
Ghana: Enforce Stiffer Sanctions Against Perpetrators of Forced Labour - Participants
Participants at an International Justice Mission (IJM) seminar have called for stiffer sanctions on perpetra-tors of forced labour in the country. Read more »
Ghana: Don't Compromise Financial Security of Workers - ICU
The Industrial and Commer-cial Work-ers Union (ICU)-Ghana has called on the government to rescind its decision to touch the pension funds as it rolls out the domestic debt exchange… Read more »
December 12, 2022
Ghana: TUTAG Calls Off Strike ... Asks Members to Resume Work Today
The Technical University Teachers Association of Ghana (TUTAG) has indefinitely suspended its strike action declared on November 18. Read more »
December 06, 2022
Ghana: Strengthen Interventions to Tackle Extreme Poverty - Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations
The government must strengthen interventions at tackling extreme poverty to help address the prevalence of child labour in the country, the Head of Child Labour Unit of the… Read more »
December 01, 2022
Ghana: Researchers Raise Concern Over Ineffective Exit Strategies in Youth Employment Programmes
Although governments have allocated large amount of resources in implementing programmes to address youth unemployment, lack of effective "exit strategies," have rendered such… Read more »
November 29, 2022
Ghana: Reject Portion of Budget Inimical to Workers' Welfare - TUC
Members of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have called on the leadership of the organisation to reject portions of government's 2023 budget statement which they described as… Read more »
November 28, 2022
Ghana: TUC Opposes Govt's to Freeze Employment
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has expressed its opposition to government's decision to place a moratorium on employment in the civil and public services in 2023. Read more »
November 25, 2022
Ghana: NARM-Ghana Pushes for Collective Bargaining Certificate
The National Association of Registered Midwives, Ghana (NARM-Ghana) is urging midwives across the country to come together and push for their own collective bargaining certificate. Read more »
November 21, 2022
Ghana: 1.1 Million Jobless By Q2 2022 After Employment in Q1 - GSS
About 1.1 million males, 15 years and older, who were employed in the country during the first quarter of this year became jobless by the second quarter, the Ghana Statisti-cal… Read more »
Ghana: 3,000 Atronso Residents Set to Gain Employment Following Launch of CMS Programme
About 3,000 residents of Atronso in the Bibiani Anhwiaso Bekwai Mu-nicipal Assembly of the Western North Region are in line for employment following the launch of a new Community… Read more »
November 18, 2022
Ghana: Public-Sector Workers Dissatisfied With 10 Percent Increase in Minimum Wage
A Cross-Section of public sector workers have expressed dissat-isfaction over the 10 per cent increment in the national minimum wage. Read more »
Ghana: Harmonise Fees, Levies, Charges Paid By Businesses ... GEA to Govt
The Ghana Employers Association (GEA) is advocating the harmonisation of fees, levies and charges of state institutions on businesses to avoid its proliferation. Read more »
November 10, 2022
Ghana: NLC Orders Striking Teachers Back to Classroom
... as it seeks amicable solutions to govt, teacher unions impasse Read more »
November 08, 2022
Ghana: Intervene to End Teachers' Strike - Minority to Education Minister
The Minority in Parliament has urged the Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, to engage the teacher unions and resolve the current strike action. Read more »
Ghana: Govt Teacher Unions Meeting Inconclusive
A meeting between the government's representatives and leadership of the three teacher unions to end the recently announced industrial strike ended inconclusively in Accra… Read more »