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July 2020
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Article
ILO trains Ghanaian businesses on business digitization and e-commerce
20 July 2020
In an attempt to circumvent the odds of COVID-19 pandemic, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises (SCORE) Ghana Project educates SMEs on business digitalization and e-commerce. This initiative is aimed at equipping SMEs with the knowledge and the drive to design and promote their businesses in the digital space.
September 2019
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Video
Ghana GAIN training
26 September 2019
Green Jobs Assessment Institutions Network in Ghana
June 2019
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Blog
Dreams of Gold
12 June 2019
Creating a virtual reality film of child gold miners in Ghana exposed cameraman Damien Riunaud to the realities of this brutal, dangerous work, and the importance of the ILO’s campaign to end it.
April 2015
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Statement
ILO Director General statement to the Ghana Job Summit
14 April 2015
April 2012
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Video
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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Video
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.
July 2010
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Article
How Much Does Business Really Bring to HIV Response? Quantifying In-Kind and Financial Contributions of the Private Sector
01 July 2010
June 2010
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Video
Delegate Dialogues: Alex Frimpong, Chief Executive Officer, Ghana Employers' Association
11 June 2010
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Article
Building capacity in Guyana's trade unions
04 June 2010
December 2009
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Video
Success Africa
14 December 2009
This film was produced for the Second Social Partners Forum on "Mobilizing Social Dialogue for the Implementation of the Global Jobs Pact in Africa" and the First African Decent Work Symposium on “Recovering from the crisis: the implementation of the Global Jobs Pact in Africa”. It provides examples of the International Labour Organization’s efforts to promote decent work across the region.