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Accra, March 6, GNA – Dr Yaw Baah, the Secretary General of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), has endorsed the ‘Punctuality Campaign’ with a call on public sector workers to eschew time wasted on unproductive activities to facilitate national development. Many often waste too much time on activities that contribute little or nothing to the […]
The President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo; Honorable Ministers of State; H.E. Brother Pedro Gonzalez, Ambassador of Republic of Cuba to Ghana Secretary General of Organisation of African Trade Union Unity (OATUU), Brother Arezki Mezhoud; General Secretary of International Trade Union Confederation for Africa Region, Brother Kwasi Adu-Amankwah; Our Special Guests; […]
READ BY DR. YAW BAAH, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF TUC On behalf of Organized Labour, I would like to welcome our friends from the media to this press conference. Let me state from the outset that this Press Conference is being held under the auspices of Organized Labour groups operating in both public and private sectors. They […]
INTRODUCTIONOn Wednesday, 17th November 2021, the Minister for Finance presented the 2022 Budget Statement and Economic Policy to Parliament. Before theBudget was presented in Parliament TUC submitted some proposals to the government for consideration. In that submission, we called for ingenuity in the management of the economy. We recommended policies and programmes for economic recovery, […]
THEME “PROTECTING JOBS AND INCOMES IN AN ERA OF COVID-19 AND BEYOND” Download the Speach
Read by Dr. Yaw Baah Secretary General of TUC We have sighted a circular from the Ministry of Finance, signed by the Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori Atta, dated 12th December 2023. The letter is directing the two main electricity distribution companies (i.e., Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCO)) to […]
Mr. President; Distinguished Delegates; I would like to thank the Director-General and the ILO for bringing back Social Justice and Decent Work into limelight through the creation of the Global Coalition for Social Justice. Ghana Trades Union Congress is a proud member of the Coalition. We urge all unions that have not yet joined the […]
