ORGANISED LABOUR MAY DAY STATEMENT READ BY JOSHUA ANSAH, SECRETARY GENERAL OF TRADES UNION CONGRESS (GHANA) AT THE 2026 NATIONAL MAY DAY PARADE HELD IN KOFORIDUA IN THE EASTERN REGION 1ST MAY Theme: Pivoting to Growth, Jobs, and Livelihoods Beyond Macroeconomic Stability In his May Day address, Mr. Joshua Ansah, Secretary General of the Trades […]
TUC Calls for Immediate Suspension of Electricity and Water Tariff Increases The Trades Union Congress (TUC) of Ghana has condemned the recent increases in electricity and water tariffs announced by the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), and has called on the government to suspend the decision immediately. At an emergency meeting on Monday, December 8, […]
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) of Ghana has expressed outrage over the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission’s announcement of increases in electricity and water tariffs by 9.8% and 15.9% respectively. According to the TUC, the increases are scheduled to take effect from January 1, 2026—the same day the government’s 9% increase in the minimum wage and […]
The Trades Union Congress (Ghana) welcomes the historic public hearings held by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) from 6 to 8 October 2025 at the Peace Palace in The Hague, on the Request for an Advisory Opinion submitted by the Governing Body of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) concerning the right to strike under […]
Accra, March 6, GNA – Dr Yaw Baah, the Secretary General of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), has endorsed the ‘Punctuality Campaign’ with a call on public sector workers to eschew time wasted on unproductive activities to facilitate national development. Many often waste too much time on activities that contribute little or nothing to the […]
The President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo; Honorable Ministers of State; H.E. Brother Pedro Gonzalez, Ambassador of Republic of Cuba to Ghana Secretary General of Organisation of African Trade Union Unity (OATUU), Brother Arezki Mezhoud; General Secretary of International Trade Union Confederation for Africa Region, Brother Kwasi Adu-Amankwah; Our Special Guests; […]
READ BY DR. YAW BAAH, SECRETARY-GENERAL OF TUC On behalf of Organized Labour, I would like to welcome our friends from the media to this press conference. Let me state from the outset that this Press Conference is being held under the auspices of Organized Labour groups operating in both public and private sectors. They […]
INTRODUCTIONOn Wednesday, 17th November 2021, the Minister for Finance presented the 2022 Budget Statement and Economic Policy to Parliament. Before theBudget was presented in Parliament TUC submitted some proposals to the government for consideration. In that submission, we called for ingenuity in the management of the economy. We recommended policies and programmes for economic recovery, […]
THEME “PROTECTING JOBS AND INCOMES IN AN ERA OF COVID-19 AND BEYOND” Download the Speach
