News and articles
June 2017
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Just Transition and Climate change: Interview with Hannah Owusu-Korateng
12 June 2017
Hannah Owusu-Korateng, Women's Committee Chairperson of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), explains how unions are addressing the challenges of the transition to a greener and sustainable economy and how workers, together with governments and employers can promote and implement the ILO Guidelines on Just Transition.
April 2012
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A Trade Union's Battle against Child Labour in Ghana
10 April 2012
In Ghana, the General Agricultural Workers' Union, known as the "G-A-W-U" with support from the ILO, has had a major impact on eliminating the worst forms of child labour. Acting both independently, and using "social dialogue" to collaborate with employers and government, the union fights child labour in three key sectors: fisheries, palm oil production, and cocoa farming.
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Ghana's Code of Conduct against Child Labour
10 April 2012
One of the keys to successfully fighting child labour is making families aware how they may be putting their own children at risk. But that is especially challenging when the labour of young children has traditionally been considered an extra source of income for the family. The Ghana Employers Association is using social dialogue to prove that traditional attitudes can change, by introducing a code of conduct to help to eradicate the worst forms of child labour.