The Timber and Woodworkers' Union (TWU) is a

trade union A trade union (labor union in American English), often simply referred to as a union, is an organization of workers intent on "maintaining or improving the conditions of their employment", ch. I such as attaining better wages and benefits ( ...

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