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03 Aug

We’re Not After Money – TUC As It Rejects Asogli’s Monetary Compensation For Sacked Workers

wontumionlineBusinessJoshua Ansah, TUC

Deputy Secretary General of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), Joshua Ansah, has noted that the organized labour was not interested in the monetary compensation offered by employers of Sunon Asogli Power Ghana. He stated that their fight was for the principle of rights of workers and will not relent until the right judgement was made. Mr Ansah stressed that labour issues were not taken seriously in Ghana emphasising that the trend must be reversed. Speaking to the media, the Deputy Secretary General of TUC said, “Things are not going the way we want it and I don’t know why in…

13 Mar

TUC Pledges To Promote Women’s Rights, Gender Empowerment At Workplaces

wontumionlineBusinessGender Empowerment, TUC

The Trade Union Congress of Ghana (TUC) said it will continue to promote women’s rights and gender empowerment in and out of the workplace and across the country. The Trade Union Congress on Wednesday, March 8, 2023, as part of celebrating International Women’s Day (IWD) reaffirmed its commitment to advancing the cause of women. The Congress in a statement copied to the Ghana News Agency in Accra said, the day offered an opportunity to reflect on the progress made, to call for positive change, and to celebrate acts of courage and determination by ordinary women who have played an extraordinary…

13 Jan

30% Salary Increment Is Good Although We Wanted More – TUC Boss

wontumionlineBusinessSalary increment, TUC

The Secretary General of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), Dr. Yaw Baah has thanked the government for the 30 per cent salary increment for public sector workers. He said although they were expecting much higher than that, the 30 per cent will help labour to work hard to return the economy to where it was prior to the Covid outbreak. Speaking after the announcement of the increment in Accra on Thursday January 12, he said “Even though the 30 per centis not what ideally we wanted, it will create that opportunity for us to speak one language and work together…

15 Sep

Cost Of Sachet Water To Go Up

wontumionlineNewsGPRTU, Sachet water, TUC

The general public will from next week pay more for sachet water and transportation following the announcement by the service providers to increase their prices and fares. While the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) and the coalition of private transport operators have agreed to a 30 per cent increment in fares from Wednesday, September 21, 2022, the National Association of Sachet and Packaged Water Producers (NASPWAP) has announced an increment in the prices of sachet and bottled water effective Monday, September 19, 2022. The water producers said the increment had been necessitated by rising cost of inputs such as…