Tag: TUC
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TUC demonstrates to demand reinstatement of sacked union executives by Sunon Asogli
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has embarked on a demonstration against Sunon Asogli Power Limited for its refusal to reinstate three dismissed workers who happen to be their local union executives. According to the Union, the workers had their contracts terminated because they decided to join the Ghana Mine Workers Union which is under the…
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TUC to stage demo today over Sunon Asogli’s refusal to reinstate sacked staff
The Ghana Trades Union Congress (TUC) in solidarity with the Ghana Mine Workers’ Union will today May 9, embark on a demonstration over what it calls abuse of workers’ rights by a Chinese firm, Sunon Asogli Power Ghana. This follows the expiry of an ultimatum given by the Unions for the company to reinstate contract…
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Salaries of almost 800,000 workers were slashed due to COVID-19 – TUC
Almost 800,000 workers in the formal and informal sectors had their salaries slashed, following the outbreak of COVID 19. The Secretary-General of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), Dr. Anthony Yaw Baah, who made this known, said the pandemic has also affected businesses. “In terms of the direct impact of COVID-19 on incomes, 46.1 percent of…
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TUC appeals to government for pay rise at Workers’ Day celebration
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) is asking the government to stop using COVID-19 as an excuse and review the salaries of workers upwards to help them deal with the recent economic hardships in the country. Organized labour says recent fuel increments, coupled with the skyrocketing prices of goods and services, are taking a toll on…
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Don’t exclude security agencies from unification of pension benefits – TUC to government
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has called on government to reconsider its decision to exclude security service agencies in the country from the unification of pensions. This comes after President Akufo-Addo, in his State of the Nation Address to end his first term in office, announced government’s decision to exclude all security agencies from the…
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TUC demands immediate stakeholder meeting to discuss low lump sum pension payments
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) of Ghana has called on Government to immediately convene a stakeholder forum on pensions in the country. According to TUC, persons who retired from January 2020 and beyond are worse off as compared to the old pension system. This, the Union blames on what it says are incredibly low lump-sums…
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COVID-19: Setting up of Unemployment Insurance Scheme commendable – Economist
A Senior Economics Lecturer at the University of Ghana, Dr. Priscilla Twumasi Baffour, has commended government for the introduction of a financial relief programme for persons who have lost their jobs as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic. Known as the National Unemployment Insurance Scheme, the temporary initiative will ensure payment of monies to workers…
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COVID-19: 236 local oil & gas workers rendered jobless; more to follow
Some 236 Ghanaian employees in the oil and gas sector have lost their jobs whereas others have taken pay cuts since May this year, due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on global oil production. This is just a fraction of the about 2,000 Ghanaian employees in the sector, out of which nearly a…
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Workers kick against GACL’s partnership with Turkish firm to manage Kotoka Int’l Airport
Following the Ministry of Aviation’s clarification that the management of the Kotoka International Airport has not been ceded to a foreign company, the Public Services Workers’ Union at the Ghana Airports Company Limited, has demonstrated against the supposed engagement of a Turkish firm, TAV-Summa Consortium, as a strategic partner for the management of the Ghana…
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Is accumulated leave under Ghanaian law; and can leave be lost when it’s not taken? [Article]
Under Ghanaian labour law, every worker is entitled to holidays with pay or leave. Section 20 of the Labour Act, 2003 (Act 651) mandates a minimum of 15days leave with full pay for every worker in any calendar year of continuous service. The floor of 15 days leave in each calendar year cannot be breached…