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Labour will resist attempts to ‘touch’ pension funds – Prof Gyampo

  l Professor Ransford Gyampo JoyNews/AdomNews · GYAMPO ON PENSIONS Political Scientist with the the University of Ghana, Professor Ransford Gyampo, has reiterated his position that organised labour will resist government’s resolve to use pension funds as part of its debt restructuring programme. Prof Gyampo is of the opinion that …

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Organised Labour to embark on indefinite strike on this date…

  Organised Labour has declared its intention to embark on an indefinite strike from December 27, 2022. This was made known by the Secretary General of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), Dr Yaw Baah, during a press briefing on Monday. He explained that the strike is due to government’s decision …

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Labour Commission directs teachers unions to call off strike

  The National Labour Commission (NLC) has directed the three teacher unions who are on strike against the appointment of Dr. Eric Nkansah as the new GES boss to call off the industrial action. The NLC after its meeting with the three unions on Wednesday said the decision is to …

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2022 BECE: Candidate goes into labour in examination room

  A candidate, who was writing the ongoing Basic Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) at Kechiebi R/C Centre in the Nkwanta South Municipality of the Oti Region, went into labour in the examination room. The pregnant candidate is said to have began contractions on Tuesday morning, few minutes after arrival …

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UTAG, 3 other university labour unions declare strike

    Four labour unions in the Public Universities in Ghana have announced a strike action effective Thursday, October 14, 2022, if issues regarding their conditions of service are not resolved. The unions are the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), Ghana Association of University Administrators, Tertiary Education Workers Union of …

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Organised Labour demands new public sector salary structure

  by;brightwebtv/nana asare barimah TUC Secretary-General, Dr Yaw Baah Trade Union Congress has called on the government to establish a Commission made up of experts from various fields to advise on public sector salaries for all jobholders in the public sector. TUC Secretary-General, Dr Yaw Baah, said the purpose of …

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International labour leader, Kwasi Adu Amankwah detained in Zimbabwe

  By:brightwebtv.com/Martin awuku. The Zimbabwe Immigration department has detained International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) Africa Secretary-General, Kwasi Adu Amankwah who arrived in the country on Tuesday morning for an international solidarity meeting with one of its affiliate, the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU).     It was not immediately clear …

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Labour Unions give SSNIT Feb 28 ultimatum to honour credits payment deal

    By:brightwebtv.com/Martin Awuku Some labour unions have given the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) until February 28 to honour an agreement between them and the Trust on the terms and conditions for the computation and payment of past credits to retirees.   The group, which calls itself …

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Pregnant woman cuts her stomach open due to labour pains

  A 42-year-old identified as Hassana Muhammadu, has died after cutting her own stomach with a sharp razor due to intense labour pains.     Daily Independent reports that the incident happened around 8pm on the 27th of January 2019, in Bedi, Bauchi State. Hassana, who was married to Mallam …

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