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09 Oct

President Akufo-Addo Reaffirms Commitment To Curb Illegal Mining

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The President of the Republic, Nana Akufo Addo, has assured members of the Organised Labor, and Ghanaians at large to combat illegal mining widely known as galamsey, after holding a meeting with the association. This response comes after the Organised Labor, released a press statement calling for the Government to halt illegal mining. Read statement below....

08 Oct

Demonstration Against Organised Labour

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We, the Members of the Responsible Small-Scale Miners Association of Ghana, have taken notice of Organized Labour's intention threatening to embark on a Nationwide strike from Thursday, October 10, 2024, across the country as their only means of getting the government to manage the illegal mining menace. Read statement below.......

15 Jul

SSNIT Hotels Sale: Organised Labour Calls Off Strike After Emergency Meeting

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Organised Labour has called off its strike following an emergency meeting held on Monday, July 15, 2024. In a press statement signed by the Secretary General of the Trades Union Congress, Dr Yaw Baah; the Chairman of the Forum of Public Sector Workers, Dr Isaac Bampoe Addo; and the Deputy Secretary General of the Ghana Federation of Labour, Kenneth Koomson; the unions have given SSNIT one month to engage with them and resolve all outstanding issues related to the management of their pensions. Additionally, all members have been requested to resume work on July 16. The unions, however, threatened to…

18 Aug

Organised Labour To Demand Increment In 2024 Salaries Instead Of COLA

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Organized Labour has said that it will reject the government’s plan to introduce a Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) in next year’s salaries negotiations instead of increasing the salaries of public sector workers. COLA is an allowance given to government employees as short-term relief when immediate salary increments cannot be made. Organized Labour says that it is rejecting the COLA because it won’t have any positive effect on pension payments and other benefits. Speaking to journalists in Accra, Deputy General Secretary of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Joshua Ansah, said that Organized Labour will demand a rise in salary instead…

03 May

Give Saglemi Housing Project To Workers – Organised Labour

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Organised Labour has called on the government to consider offering the Saglemi Housing project to workers to address their accommodation needs. The government in November 2022 announced plans to wash its hands off the Saglemi housing project to allow a private developer to refurbish the housing units and sell them to potential owners. Sector Minister, Francis Asenso-Boakye said the decision was taken because it was exhausted and handicapped and cannot make further commitments to the Saglemi project. Speaking on behalf of Organised Labour at the 2023 May Day Parade at the Independence Square in Accra, the Greater Accra Regional Secretary…

23 Dec

Pension Funds Exempted From Debt Exchange Programme

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Government has announced an exemption of all pension funds from the Debt Exchange Programme. This follows a meeting between Organised Labour, Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations, the Finance Ministry, National Security Ministry and all other parties involved on Thursday, December 22. The exemption of all pension funds, however, is subject to the government and Organised Labour working together to explore mutually beneficial options within the debt sustainability terms. After the meeting on Thursday, through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the government and Organised Labour, a seven-member committee was formed to explore technical solutions to bring the debt threshold…