Tag: TUC
Cocoa farmers in Nsuapemso receive training
Cocoa farmers in some communities in the Fanteakwa South District have received training in alternative livelihood empowerment programmes to generate additional incomes.
The training programme...
COVID-19: Education should be child friendly-GAWU
The General Agricultural Workers’ Union (GAWU) of Trades Union Congress (TUC), has stressed the need for a child friendly education and communication materials on...
TUC: Businesses need massive stimulus package
Dr Kwabena Nyarko Otoo, the Director of Labour Research and Policy Institute, Trades Union Congress (TUC), has called on government to develop a comprehensive...
COVID–19: Injects GHS18b into economy to mitigate losses -TUC to government
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) is asking the government to inject about GHS 18 billion into the various sectors of the economy to help...
COVID-19 triggering losses in employment – TUC
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has said the COVID-19 pandemic is triggering losses in employment in the country.
Dr Yaw Baah, TUC, Secretary-General, said an...
TUC urges workers to see fight against COVID-19 as shared responsibility
Dr Yaw Baah, Secretary-General, Trades Union Congress (TUC), has urged workers to see the ongoing fight against COVID-19 as a shared responsibility.
“It is time...
President lauds workers’ contribution to national development
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has extended gratitude to Ghanaian workers for their contributions towards the development of the country.
"We recognise and appreciate the...
TUC hails decision to ease restrictions on movement
Dr Anthony Yaw Baah, the Secretary-General of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), has applauded government’s decision of lifting the three-week restriction on the movement...
COVID-19: Four new cases raise Ghana’s count to 136
Ghana has confirmed four new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), raising the total case count to 136.
The four new cases were confirmed within the general...
TUC Secretary General endorses punctuality campaign
Dr Yaw Baah, the Secretary General of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), has endorsed the ‘Punctuality Campaign’ with a call on public sector workers...
UK employers should have legal duty to tackle sexual harassment at work
The British government should change the law so that employers have a legal duty to make sure their workplaces are harassment-free, the country's main...
HSWU registers displeasure over government’s neglect
Members of the Upper East Regional branch of the Health Services Workers Union (HSWU) of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) on Friday joined their...
Engage social partners on tax exemption bill – TUC
The Trade Union Congress, Ghana has called for broader consultations especially with social partners on the tax exemption bill before laying it in Parliament...
TUC wants gap between macroeconomic stability and living standards bridged
The Trades Union Congress, in its analysis of the 2020 Budget, has urged the Government to work to address the weak link between...
Ratify ILO Convention 189, 190 to eliminate violence and harassment – Workers
Domestic Services Workers Union of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has appealed to government to ratify the International Labour Organisation Conventions (ILO) 189 and...
Retool public service sector, TUC urges government
Mr Bernard Gyamfi, the Acting General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), has called on government to provide the needed working tools and...
11 Million workers in the informal sector have no social security
Mr Osman Abengo, the Ashanti Regional Secretary of Ghana Trades Union Congress (TUC), has called for urgent measures to sign onto the SSNIT pension...
TUC tasks government to revisit old labour laws
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) of Ghana has called on the government to review the “colonial” labour laws governing employment in the country.
Dr Yaw...
TUC demands better pensions for workers
the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has called for better pension benefits and wages to address the high poverty rate in the country.
According to the...
Ghanaian workers must have a universal pensions scheme -TUC
Dr Anthony Yaw Baah, General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) on Wednesday called for concrete plans and a roadmap towards the implementation...
TUC to Celebrate May Day with A Route-march
The Trades Union Congress of Ghana (TUC-Ghana) on Monday disclosed that as part of the activities to mark the 2019 May Day event, its...
TUC Demands Action on Media Personnel Assault
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) of Ghana has condemned attacks on journalists and media personnel over the years and called for proactive actions from...
Utility Tariff Increment Should Be Very Small
The Ghana Trade Union Congress (GTUC) on Thursday appealed to the Public Utility Regulatory Commission (PURC) to consider the plight of the ordinary citizen...
Ghana-Cote d’Ivoire collaboration is turning-point for world cocoa pricing – expert
An agricultural expert hailed here on Friday the decision by Ghana and western neighbors La Cote d’Ivoire to collaborate on various issues relating to...
TUC urged to observe high labour standard practices in Ghana
The Socialist Forum Ghana (SFG) on Tuesday appealed to the Trades Union Congress (TUC) to safeguard condition of workers and adhere to high labour...
TUC urge government to review Ghana’s Labour Law
Mr Elvis Van-Lare, Volta Regional Secretary of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), has observed that employers in the banking, maritime and mining sectors were...
Ghana’s Prosperity Does Not Depend On IMF – Yaw Baah
The General Secretary of Trade Union Congress (TUC), Dr. Yaw Baah, has emphasised that, Ghana’s labour laws needs to be reviewed such that,...
TUC queries government over its reluctance to name labour commissioner
The Trades Union Congress of Ghana (TUC) has questioned the rationale for government’s hesitation to appoint a chairman for the National Labour Commission.
Dr Yaw...
Bolga: NHIA, TUC hold discussions on NHIS
The Trades Union Congress (TUC), in collaboration with the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), has organised a forum for workers’ unions to dialogue on...
TUC Lauds Nation Builders Corps
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) Thursday lauded the Government’s initiative to create the Nation Builders Corps (NBC) to address unemployment, but urged it to...