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Ghana Trades Union Congress
The Ghana Trades Union Congress is a national centre that unites various workers' organizations in Ghana. The organization was established in 1945. History The GTUC as a central co-ordinating body for 14 union groups in 1945. The unions were registered under the Trade Union Ordinance of 1941. In 1954, the union proposed that the local unions be amalgamated along industrial groupings to make the union strong. The proposal was approved in 1955. The union had 24 member unions in 1958 and was regulated by the Industrial Relations Act 56. The first elections of the GTUC was held in 1966 after Kwame Nkrumah, the first president of Ghana was overthrown. The election was conducted to replace the union leaders who were under detention under the National Liberation Council. In 1971, the GTUC was dissolved as the sole trades union congress after parliament, led by the Busia government, passed Act 383. The Act was repealed by the I.K. Acheampong government in the same year. The union's exe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Trade Union Confederation
The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC); german: Internationaler Gewerkschaftsbund (IGB), link=no; es, Confederación Sindical Internacional (CSI), link=no. is the world's largest trade union federation. History The federation was formed on 1 November 2006 out of the merger of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions The International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) was an international trade union. It came into being on 7 December 1949 following a split within the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU), and was dissolved on 31 October 2006 when ... (ICFTU) and the World Confederation of Labour (WCL). The Founding Congress of the ITUC was held in Vienna and was preceded by the dissolution congresses of both the ICFTU and the WCL. The ITUC has three main regional organizations: the ITUC-Asia Pacific, Asia-Pacific Regional Organization, the Trade Union Confederation of the Americas, and the ITUC-Africa, African Regional Organisation. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maritime And Dockworkers' Union
The Maritime and Dockworkers' Union (MDU) is a trade union representing workers in seaports in Ghana. The union was founded in 1956, with the merger of six unions: * Cooks' and Stewards' Union of Western Province * Eastern Province Cooks' and Stewards' Union * Elder Dempster Lines Dockworkers' Union * Elder Dempster Lines Workers' Union * Ghana Maritime Workers' Union * National Seamen and Dock Workers' Union The union affiliated to the Ghana Trades Union Congress, and by 1977, it had 22,250 members. In 1979/80, its section representing sailors split away, joining the National Union of Seamen The National Union of Seamen (NUS) was the principal trade union of merchant seafarers in the United Kingdom from the late 1880s to 1990. In 1990, the union amalgamated with the National Union of Railwaymen to form the National Union of Rail .... In 1988, its leadership was removed from office, arrested, and held in custody for 24 hours. The union's port workers were originally emp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Non-Aligned Movement
The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) is a forum of 120 countries that are not formally aligned with or against any major power bloc. After the United Nations, it is the largest grouping of states worldwide. The movement originated in the aftermath of the Korean War, as an effort by some countries to counterbalance the rapid bi- polarization of the world during the Cold War, whereby two major powers formed blocs and embarked on a policy to pull the rest of the world into their orbits. One of these was the pro-Soviet, communist bloc whose best known alliance was the Warsaw Pact, and the other the pro-American capitalist group of countries many of which belonged to NATO. In 1961, drawing on the principles agreed at the Bandung Conference of 1955, the Non-Aligned Movement was formally established in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, through an initiative of Yugoslav President Josip Broz Tito, Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser, Ghanaian President Kwame N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ICFTU African Regional Organisation
The ICFTU African Regional Organisation (AFRO) was a regional organisation of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU), representing trade unions from countries in Africa. History The organisation held its first congress in Accra in January 1957, but had little organisation in its early years. In 1965, the ICFTU's secretariat placed the organisation under the direct control of the ICFTU General Secretary, and it did not regain its autonomy until 1972. At that year's congress, F. T. Tekie of Ethiopia was elected as General Secretary of AFRO, but he was arrested in 1974. but the current organisation was not fully formed until 1993. In 2007, the ICFTU merged with the World Confederation of Labour (WCL). AFRO merged with the WCL's Democratic Organization of African Workers' Trade Union, forming the African Regional Organisation of the International Trade Union Confederation. Leadership General Secretaries :1964: Momadou Jallow :1965: ''Post vacant'' :1972: Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
International Confederation Of Free Trade Unions
The International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) was an international trade union. It came into being on 7 December 1949 following a split within the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU), and was dissolved on 31 October 2006 when it merged with the World Confederation of Labour (WCL) to form the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC). Prior to being dissolved, the ICFTU had a membership of 157 million members in 225 affiliated organisations in 148 countries and territories. History In 1949, early in the Cold War, alleging Communist domination of the WFTU's central institutions, a large number of non-communist national trade union federations (including the U.S. AFL–CIO, the British TUC, the French FO, the Italian CISL and the Spanish UGT) seceded and created the rival ICFTU at a conference in London attended by representatives of nearly 48 million members in 53 countries. From the 1950s the ICFTU actively recruited new members from the developing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Industrial And Commercial Workers' Union (Ghana)
The Industrial and Commercial Workers' Union (ICU) is a general union, the largest union in Ghana. History The union was founded on 25 May 1960, with the merger of five unions: * Catering and Meat Cutters Union * Commercial and Allied Workers' Union * General Clerical and Public Boards Employees' Union * Manufacturing and Industrial Workers' Union * Printers and Newspapers Workers' Union It was initially named the Industrial, Commercial, and General National Workers' Union. It affiliated to the Ghana Trades Union Congress (TUC). The largest union in the country, in the 1980s under L. G. K. Ocloo it became known for its opposition to the Provisional National Defence Council, and Ocloo was ultimately forced into exile. In 1983, some union members split away, to form the Textile, Garment and Leather Employees' Union. A further group left in 2003, founding the Union of Industry, Commerce and Finance (UNICOF). The TUC accepted UNICOF as a new member, leading the ICU to resign from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ghana Union Of Teachers
The Ghana Union of Teachers (GUT) was a trade union representing lower-paid schoolteachers in Ghana. The union was established in 1956, with the merger of the Gold Coast Teachers' Union and the National Union of Teachers (NUT), under the presidency of Albert Hammond. Originally named the Gold Coast Union of Teachers, it became the "Ghana Union of Teachers" (GUT) in 1957, when Ghana gained independence. It affiliated to the Ghana Trade Union Congress (TUC). In 1957, some teachers resigned from the GUT, upset by its secular approach, to form the Federation of Gold Coast Union of Teachers (FGCUT). This was encouraged by some members of the Government of Ghana, who disliked general secretary Victor Christian Aggrey Fynn, as he had recently led a successful strike. A new conference was held in 1958, bringing together FGCUT with the former NUT members, and a newly founded association of university and college workers. This formed the Union of Teachers and Educational Institution Wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union Of Informal Workers Associations
Union of Informal Workers Associations (UNIWA) is Ghana's first national trade union for workers in the informal economy. It was established in 2013 under the name CIWA (Council of Informal Workers Associations) which was later changed to UNIWA in recognition of its status as a trade union. It is affiliated with the Trade Union Congress of Ghana. The informal sector is a large part of the Ghanaian economy. It contributes around 40.6% to the GDP of Ghana and around 90% of the workforce is employed in the informal sector. The nature of the informal economy entails that workers in the sector are often vulnerable to exploitation. UNIWA was therefore set up as a way of organizing informal workers to protect their rights. Aims The aim of UNIWA is to organise informal workers into trade unions in order to promote their common interest and strengthen their bargaining power vis-à-vis the government and employers. More specifically, the aims of UNIWA include: * To organize workers in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union Of Industry, Commerce And Finance
The Union of Industry, Commerce and Finance (UNICOF) is a trade union representing workers in various sectors, in Ghana. The union was founded in August 2003, as a split from the Industrial and Commercial Workers' Union (ICU). The Ghana Trades Union Congress The Ghana Trades Union Congress is a national centre that unites various workers' organizations in Ghana. The organization was established in 1945. History The GTUC as a central co-ordinating body for 14 union groups in 1945. The unions were r ... (TUC) accepted the new union as an affiliate, which led UNICOF to resign from the TUC. On formation, the union had 4,000 members, and by 2011 this had grown to 12,000. The union was initially led by General Secretary John Esiape, but he was suspended from office in 2016. Since then, it has been led by Chief Executive Officer John Senanu Amegashie. External links *{{official website, https://unicofgh.org/ References General unions Trade unions in Ghana Trade unions est ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timber And Woodworkers' Union
The Timber and Woodworkers' Union (TWU) is a trade union representing carpenters, sawmill workers, and cane weavers in Ghana Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To .... The union was established in 1952, and affiliated to the Ghana Trade Union Congress. By 1970, it had 20,850 members, and by 2012 this had grown to 25,000. However, by 2018, its membership was only 8,400 in both the formal and informal sectors. External links *{{official website, https://www.twughana.org/ References Timber industry trade unions Trade unions established in 1952 Trade unions in Ghana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teachers' And Educational Workers' Union
The Teachers' and Educational Workers' Union (TEWU) is a trade union representing workers in the education sector in Ghana. The union was founded in 1962, in response to the departure of most of the teachers in the Ghana Union of Teachers The Ghana Union of Teachers (GUT) was a trade union representing lower-paid schoolteachers in Ghana. The union was established in 1956, with the merger of the Gold Coast Teachers' Union and the National Union of Teachers (NUT), under the presidenc ... and Union of Teachers and Cultural Services, to form the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT). The GNAT was registered as a voluntary association of all teachers, while those who wished to remain part of a trade union could join the new TEWU, an affiliate of the Ghana Trade Union Congress. It had 40,000 members by 1985, and 60,000 in 2018.{{cite web , title=Labour Market Profile 2020: Ghana , url=https://www.ulandssekretariatet.dk/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Ghana_lmp_2020.pdf , website ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Railway Workers' Union (Ghana)
The Railway Workers' Union (RWU) is a trade union representing workers, other than engine drivers, on the railways in Ghana. The Railway Association was founded in 1926 in Sekondi, partly inspired by British railway trade unions, but specifically to protest against the refusal to employ technical staff on the same conditions as clerical staff. It launched major strikes in 1931 and 1939. In 1938, it was renamed as the Gold Coast Railway African Workers' Union. The Railway Enginemen's Union split away in 1939, and although it reunited in 1943, it again left in 1949, returning in 1962 but leaving again in 1966. The union affiliated to the Ghana Trade Union Congress, and took part in strikes in 1950, 1961 and 1971. By 1977, it had 13,587 members. However, a reduction of routes by the Ghana Railway Corporation Ghana Railway Corporation operates the railways of Transport in Ghana, Ghana. The Ghana Railway Company Limited is a public-sector body with responsibility for the eff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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