The Ghana Federation of Labour (GFL) is a
national trade union centre
A national trade union center (or national center or central) is a federation or confederation of trade unions in a country. Nearly every country in the world has a national trade union center, and many have more than one. In some regions, such a ...
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 origins of the GFL can be traced to the departure of a group of workers from the
TUC-affiliated Industrial and Commercial Workers' Union
The Industrial and Commercial Union (ICU) was a trade union and mass-based popular political movement in southern Africa. It was influenced by the syndicalist politics of the Industrial Workers of the World (adopting the IWW Preamble in 1925) ...
who then founded the Textile, Garment and Leather Employees Union (TGLEU) in 1993.
The TGLEU subsequently attempted to affiliate to the TUC, but was refused.
In 1996, changes in labour law in Ghana allowed trade union pluralism and in 1998 the GFL was founded.
Affiliates
The GFL has nine affiliated unions:
*Textile, Garment and Leather Employees’ Union. (TEGLEU)
* Food And Allied Workers’ Union (FAWU)
* General Manufacturing And Metal Workers’ Union (GEMM)
* Union Of Private Security Personnel (UPSP)
* National Union of Teamster And General Workers (NUTEG)
* Finance And Business Services Union (FBSEU)
* Private School Teachers and Educational Workers’ Union of Ghana (PRISTEG)
* Media Of Printing Industry Workers’ Union (MEDIANET)
* ICT and General Services Employees Union
References
{{Economy of Ghana, state=collapsed
National federations of trade unions
Trade unions in Ghana
International Trade Union Confederation