The Ghana Mineworkers’ Union of Trade Union Congress (TUC) of Ghana has called on President Nana Akufo-Addo to ensure the reviewed Labour Act is passed into law before he leaves office on January 7, 2025.
During the second-half National Executive Council meeting in Accra, the Union’s leadership emphasised the urgency of addressing long-standing challenges faced by workers in Ghana.
The General Secretary of the Union, Abdul-Moomin Gbana, in his address, highlighted the precarious state of employment in Ghana, characterised by a shift from standard to non-standard forms of employment, including casual and temporary work.
He said this trend, coupled with indiscriminate outsourcing, has left workers vulnerable to job insecurity, low employment protection, and inadequate social safety nets.
“It is against this backdrop that the Ghana Mineworkers’ Union staged a spirited campaign over the past five years, calling the government’s attention to the urgent need to review the current Labour Act 2003 (Act 651) to deal comprehensively with the implementational gaps and challenges to make it responsive to the changing needs of the actors in the industrial relations space,” the General Secretary stated.
