ICU swears in HFC Bank local union executives
Solomon Kotei, the General Secretary of the Industrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU), has sworn into office the newly elected Executive of the HFC...
UCC, Gamey & Gamey Group sign MoU to establish university
The University of the Commonwealth Caribbean (UCC) and the Gamey and Gamey Group have struck a collaborative deal toward establishing a specialized university in...
Organised Labour demands 60% base pay for 2024
In the quest to enable workers to meet the high cost of living in the country, Organised Labour is demanding a 60% increase in...
Labour Commission grapples with inadequate resources
Sep 8, 2017
The National Labour Commission (NLC) says it is heavily under resourced, a situation which is adversely affecting its operations.
According to the Commission,...
GMA threatens strike action
The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has warned the government that its members will “begin series of action” if it fails to fully implement the...
Prepare bank workers for mergers—Stanchart CEO
With the banking industry set for mergers and acquisitions following the drastic hike in the minimum capital requirement, labour unions have been asked to...
Peace Council wants youth unemployment addressed
July 14, 2017
The National Peace Council (NPC), has described the rate of unemployment in the country “alarming” and a “threat to national security” which...
ILO advocates strategic SME financing
Enterprises using bank loans as a significant share of their working capital tend to have higher wages and productivity and lower unit costs, but...
750,000 jobs to be created from “Planting for food and jobs” campaign
An estimated 750,000 jobs are expected to be created when government rolls out its “Planting for Food and Jobs” campaign this year.
The campaign, which...
African governments asked to integrate entrepreneurship into industrialization strategies
African governments need to integrate entrepreneurship more fully into their industrialisation strategies, according to the African Economic Outlook (AEO) 2017 released at the...
