SEC to set higher standards for securities industry
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is to set higher standards for the securities industry in keeping up with the latest international development and...
Ghana rallies against child labour
Ghana has launched the 2017 International Day against Child Labour with a focus on significantly reducing the number of children involved in paid work.According...
Businesses ran by women should enjoy lower taxes, group says
A cross-border council on women in business recommends that companies controlled by women should get lower tax rates.
The Canada-United States Council for Advancement of...
Goldfields to lay off over 1,500 workers
About 1,700 workers of Goldfields (Tarkwa Mine) are on the verge of losing their jobs in a massive lay off exercise being undertaken by...
Syrian refugees in Jordan welcome work permits, but challenges persist
June 29, 2017A new ILO study, prepared in close collaboration with UNHCR, found that work permits give the majority of Syrian refugee workers in...
Prez must set example to change unsatisfactory attitude of workers
Lamenting about Ghanaians’ ‘unsatisfactory’ attitude towards work would not cause the needed attitudinal change, if the president and his appointees do not set example....
Macron launches reform of France’s labour laws
President Emmanuel Macron's government has begun its drive to overhaul France's rigid labour laws, vowing to "free up the energy of the workforce".
The reforms...
Uganda workers union protest dress code
The National Organization of Trade Unions (NOTU) has criticized the move by the Ministry of Public Service to issue a strict dress code for...
GJA demands immediate recall of dismissed TV3 staff
The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has asked the management of TV3 Network to recall with immediate effect, scores of workers it has dismissed for...
Guinness Ghana to support planting for food & jobs programme
Guinness Ghana Limited has pledged its support for government’s “Planting for Food and Jobs” programme, stating that it would boost the use of local...
