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Rapid assessment on access to labour justice for migrant workers in Ghana

This study examines how Ghanaian migrant workers can access labour justice to seek remedies for employment-related grievances, both in Ghana and in destination countries. Based on field research with institutions and returnee migrants, it maps...

Stimulating local procurement to grow Ghana’s garment industry

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) is supporting the Association of Ghana Apparel Manufacturers (AGAM) to design and implement an advocacy campaign aimed at increasing local procurement of garments and strengthening Ghana’s domestic apparel...

Ghana takes steps towards sustainable development through policy review dialogue on Trade and Industry

The Government of Ghana, in collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO), has initiated a comprehensive review of trade and industrial policies through a national stakeholder dialogue aimed at boosting productivity, employment, and...

In Their Hands: New exhibition showcases how productivity and decent work go hand in hand in Ghana

A new ILO exhibition, “In Their Hands”, organized by the Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work programme in Ghana, highlights how improving productivity can transform not only businesses, but also the lives of the workers who power them.

Ghana Launches First OSH Profile to Boost Workplace Safety

Ghana’s inaugural OSH Profile sets a new benchmark for safer, healthier workplaces, guiding reforms and protecting millions of workers, especially in the informal economy.

Pioneering change: Elizabeth Sarfo becomes one of Ghana’s first certified financial education trainers.

Elizabeth Sarfo becomes one of Ghana’s first ILO-certified financial education trainers, empowering cooperatives and VSLAs with practical financial skills to strengthen livelihoods and help prevent child labour through the ACCEL Africa project,...

In Ghana financial skills, stronger futures: A mother’s path to keeping her children in school

From daily hustle to financial control: Lydia’s breakthrough

Building Skills for Tomorrow: ILO, GIZ, and CTVET Unite to Strengthen Ghana’s Workforce

The International Labour Organization (ILO) has commended Ghana for its progress in operationalizing Sector Skills Bodies (SSBs) and pledged continued support to make technical and vocational education and training (TVET) more responsive to industry...

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Decent work in Ghana’s agri-food sector: Policy insights from JobAgri surveys

This infographic highlights key findings and policy insights from preliminary JobAgri survey data collected in Ghana’s Bono East Region.

Committee on World Food Security

The ILO highlights evidence-based approaches for decent jobs in agri-food systems

The ILO and partners showcased the power of data to improve livelihoods and ensure that agrifood systems deliver inclusive and sustainable decent work for workers in the sector.

Cairo seminar empowers trade unions to lead the Just Transition

The International Labour Organization (ILO) has kicked off a regional advocacy seminar in Cairo, bringing together trade union leaders from Africa and the Arab States to promote social justice and decent work within a just transition framework,...

Ghana-Switzerland exchange: Lessons in innovation and sustainability for the textile and garment industry

Ghana launches its first Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) profile

Ghana has released its first Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Profile, outlining major system gaps, inspector shortages, informal sector risks, and a roadmap for a coordinated national OSH policy. Supported by the ILO, the profile will guide...

Teresa’s journey from failed ventures to financial confidence in Ghana

In Adonoi, Ghana, entrepreneur Teresa Oppong turned her five small businesses into a story of resilience and financial empowerment. Through financial literacy training supported by the ILO’s ACCEL Africa Project, she learned to budget, plan, and...

Protecting children in the mines of Nkatieso: The story of Eric Nkrumah

In Nkatieso, Ghana, miner Eric Nkrumah is helping keep children out of mining and back in school through awareness and action supported by the ILO’s ACCEL Africa project.

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Japan and ILO support cocoa farmers to fight child labour through climate-smart solutions

A high-level ILO mission, joined by the Japanese Ambassador to Ghana, visited the Climate Cocoa Project in Bibiani to witness the impact of Japan-funded efforts to eliminate child labour through climate-smart farming and stronger child protection...

Financial resilience through Village Savings and Loans Associations: The Story of Vida Amponsah

In Ghana’s cocoa-growing community of Nsuontam, 57-year-old grandmother Vida Amponsah has transformed her life through a Village Savings and Loans Association (VSLA) supported by the ILO’s ACCEL Africa project.

Measuring change: Productivity ecosystems and decent work in practice

Survey results from 2022-24: Productivity, jobs, working conditions and policy in three pilot countries

Ghana’s employers and workers unite in a call for bold reforms to drive productivity and decent jobs

Employers and workers agree wage growth needs to follow labour productivity more closely, but the Government needs to change its tack for true economic and social transformation.

Experts advanced draft model law on labour Migration in Africa