“RECOGNIZING THE STRENGTH OF GHANAIAN WORKERS” BY CHARLOTTE HANSON AND LAWRENCE SIMPEY Introduction 1st of May popular known as ‘May Day’ or Labour Day has become a yearly commemoration across the World to celebrate workers and to promote labour rights. It has attained global significance

A three-member delegation from UNICEF paid a courtesy call on the Minister for Employment and Labour Relations, Hon. Ignatius Baffour Awuah, at the Minister’s Conference Room in Accra to discuss issues related to the eradication of Child Labour in Ghana. The UNICEF delegation was led

The National Tripartite Committee (NTC) has begun the processes towards the determination of the National Daily Minimum Wage (NDMW) at the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations (MELR) Conference Room in Accra. The NTC members are Government, Ghana Employers Association (GEA) and Organized Labour. The

In an effort to complement measures instituted by Government to fight the pandemic, the National Tripartite Committee (NTC) held an emergency meeting on Thursday, 4th February, 2021 to review its guidelines on the fight against Coronavirus at workplaces. Please click this link for the Communique.

The Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations (MELR) in collaboration with Action Aid, Ghana organized a two-day out of station intensive training workshop from 24th to 25th March 2021 at Tomreik Hotel, Accra. The programme, under the theme “Understanding International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention 190-Violence

The main legislation governing labour administration and employment matters in Ghana is the Labour Act, 2003 (Act 651). Before the promulgation of Act 651, the Industrial Relations Act, 1960 (Act 299) and few other related labour regulations governed labour administration and industrial relations. After almost