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Labour unions in the country have called for the urgent review of the current labour laws which they describe as colonial in nature and an affront to the dignity and sweat of the Ghanaian worker. They argued that the prevailing laws did not provide adequate protection for workers in terms of job and income security as well as health and ...

Workers in the country yesterday joined their colleagues in countries worldwide, to mark the 2019 edition of May Day, also referred to as International Workers’ Day. The day is marked as a holiday to celebrate the contributions of workers to national development and nation building. This year’s May Day coincided with the centenary celebration of the International Labour Organisation (ILO). ...

The Executive Secretary of the National Labour Commission(NLC) Mr Ofosu Asamoah has challenged gender activists who always seek gender balance, especially in government appointments to also encourage more Ghanaian women to work in the mortuary. His call comes on the back of the revelation that Ghana can boast of only three female mortuary workers. The General Secretary of the Mortuary ...

The resignation of the Minister of State, Rockson Bukari following bribery allegations, must pave the way for full investigation involving all parties cited in the scandal, the CDD has said. “I think that for a start it is important that it clears the way for proper investigations. This will ensure that the processes of investigations are not impeded,” Director of Advocacy and Policy ...

The Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has charged the Office of Diaspora Affairs to speed up work on the Diaspora Development Policy document aimed at targeting more Ghanaians living abroad. He said the policy once introduced, will attract and encourage Ghanaians in the Diaspora to bring their technical skills, money and investment opportunities back home for the growth and development. ...

The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs of the United Kingdom (UK), Mr  Jeremy Richard Streynsham Hunt, says the time has come for the developed world to change its attitude and mentality about the developing world. “The Western world needs to see Africa for what it is. A continent full of the most extraordinary opportunities that can bring ...

The Kintampo Waterfalls in the Bono East Region was closed for refurbishment as a result of a disaster on Sunday March 19, 2017, which claimed the lives of 18 students from the Wenchi Methodist Senior High School and the University of Energy and Natural Resources, Sunyani, who were patronising the facility on that fateful day. As part of the refurbishment, ...

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) says its research has shown that some waste plastic materials can be recycled to replace coarse aggregate in concrete and block moulding for the construction industry. Coarse aggregate refers to the portion of the concrete which is made up of the larger stones contained in the mix. The discovery followed a research ...

Some concerned citizens of Atwima Mponua District in Ashanti, have appealed to Mr. Isaac Kwame Asiamah, the Member of Parliament (MP) for the area to use his influence to get an ambulance for the District. The lack of an ambulance at the District Hospital, had led to many avoidable deaths, especially among pregnant women, accident victims and the critically ill ...

Civil Society Coalition advocating for the establishment of an Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) have produced a draft legal framework for the proposed Commission. Coalition, led by the Common Wealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) told a press conference in Accra that, “The Coalition is happy to report that it has been able to produce a draft legal framework for the ...