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Minister urges FWSC staff to uphold quality service amid new facility
The Minister of Employment, Labour Relations, and Pensions, Ignatius Baffour-Awuah, has emphasized that while the inauguration of the new office complex for the Fair...
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Workers at ATL launch sit-down strike demanding unpaid salaries and allowances
Employees at Akosombo Textile Limited (ATL) have initiated a sit-down strike, citing unpaid salaries and outstanding allowances dating back to 2021 as the primary...
Business
Old Mutual report reveals widespread financial stress among Ghanaian workers
A recent report from the 2023 Old Mutual Financial Services Monitor indicates that only 14% of working Ghanaians are satisfied with their current financial...
Business
TUC advocates for higher pay in order to enhance pension benefits
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) of Ghana has committed to advocating for higher wages for workers across both formal and informal sectors.Their goal...
Independent Africa
US Embassy in Zambia sacks workers over fraud allegations
The US embassy in Zambia has dismissed 10 employees for alleged fraud, misconduct, and corruption.While the statement did not disclose their names or...
Business
SSNIT ramps up effort to cover more than 500,000 independent contractors
Under the Self-Employed Enrolment Drive (SEED), the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) is stepping up its efforts to register more than 500,000...
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4.8 million Ghanaian workers can’t access good healthcare, education – GSS
The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) in its 2022 Labour Statistics report has revealed that 5.4 million Ghanaians in the labour force are multidimensionally poor....
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1,500 Brazilian construction workers sacked over DDEP in Kumasi
Over 1,500 construction workers employed for the construction of the Kumasi Central Market, Kumasi International Airport, and the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospitals Mother and...
Business
Full-time workers adding ‘side-hustles’ to survive
One would have thought that corporate workers doing full-time jobs would opt to use their weekends and other free time to take some rest....
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Release cash from sold scrap to save Railways Company from collapsing – Workers
The Railway Workers Union has called on President Akufo-Addo to immediately direct the Railways Ministry to release some GH¢6 million realized from the auctioning...