We’ll Restore NHIS
President Akufo-Addo says the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), is in a bad state, promising that his government will work to restore it. In spite of his assertion, he said the scheme remains...
Tag: Labor
Film Depicts Crackdown On China Labour Advocates
Film-maker Wen Hai had intended to portray the gritty lives of Chinese migrants toiling in factories in his documentary "We The Workers", but wound up chronicling a gathering crackdown on courageous...
Police Rescue Over 360 Girls From Trafficking
MORE than 360 young girls were rescued from being trafficked into the gulf countries in 2016, the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit (ATHU) of the Ghana Police Service (GPS) has disclosed. It said a total...
Communities In Volta Region Contribute Money To Pay Teachers
It has emerged that some communities in the Volta Region of Ghana contribute money to pay for the services of ‘pupil teachers’ of basic schools in their locality that do not have government...
Wells Fargo Fund Business On the Defensive Amid Sales Scandal
When a scandal over unauthorized accounts rocked Wells Fargo & Co's (WFC. N) retail division last fall, executives at its asset management arm sprang into action to limit its fallout at an already...
ICU Welcomes Government’s Resolve To Reduce Taxes
The Industrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU), has given thumbs-up for Government’s commitment to reduce corporate taxes to relieve the burden on business and industries. “ICU is, however,...
TUC Makes Proposals On Trade, ECG, Others For March Budget
The Ghana Trades Union Congress (TUC) has made key proposals on various aspects of the economy for the March 1, 2017, budget statement which it says will empower workers. In a 17-page document...
Six Dead In Violent Protests In Guinean Capital
At least six people died during violent protests in the Guinean capital Monday, as people demonstrated over teachers' strikes that have closed schools for the past three weeks, government sources...
Give Us True State of Healthcare In Ghana
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo should use his State of the Nation Address to state clearly, the true state of healthcare delivery, especially the National Health Insurance Scheme, in the...
Israeli PM Netanyahu On Historic Asia Trip
Benjamin Netanyahu will become the first Israeli Prime Minister to visit Australia on Wednesday on a historic Asia trip that also includes Singapore, but faces protests Down Under. The right-wing...
Amazon Says To Create 5,000 Jobs In UK
US tech and retail giant Amazon on Monday said it would create 5,000 British jobs this year, in a show of confidence in the UK economy ahead of Brexit. "Amazon UK today announced plans to create more...
We’ll Remove Barriers Holding Back Persons With Disabilities
The Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Otiko Afisa Djaba, has said government is committed to removing barriers that impede Persons with Disabilities (PwDs). She said although...
Children’s Hospital Decries GHc 500,000 NHIA Debt
The arreas have had a toll on the day to day running of the hospital over the past 12 months The management of the Princess Marie Louise Children’s Hospital in Accra, has revealed that the National...
Government Will Remove Legal Barriers Against PWDs
Madam Otiko Afisa Djaba, Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, has stated that government is committed to removing the legal barriers to protect and include Persons with Disabilities...
Revive Struggling Factories Before One-District, One-Factory – ICU To Gov’t
The Industrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU) wants the Akufo-Addo government to revitalize existing factories before rolling out the one-district, one -factory policy. General Secretary of the...
Social Employers’ Vision Must Concern All Workers
The General Secretary of the Industrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU), Mr Solomon Kotei says the vision of the employer must remain notable to all workers, especially when they want to remain in...
MasterCard Calls For New Approach To Youth Employment Training In Africa
Innovative research released today by The MasterCard Foundation is making the case for a new approach to youth employment training strategies in Africa. Invisible Lives: Understanding Youth...
US Jobless Claims Edge Upward In Mid-February
New US claims for jobless benefits edged up in the second week of February but continued their record streak of low levels, the Labor Department reported Thursday. Amid robust job creation in recent...
Kwaw Kese Donates To Psychiatric Hospital… Feeds Thousands On Vals Day
Kwaw Kese donated items worth thousands of Ghana cedis to the Pantang Psychiatric Hospital on Tuesday, February 14. The facility is responsible for the treatment, welfare, training and...
NLC Boss Dismisses Any Wrong Doing In Termination of Staff Employment
The Executive Secretary of the National Labour Commission (NLC), Lawyer Charles Adongo Bawa Duah, has for the first time broken his silence over the dismissal of two staff members of the NLC which...