The Minister of Labour, Jobs and Employment, Emmanuel Kwadwo Agyekum, and the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Country Director for Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Liberia, Dr Vanessa F. …
Labour Minister Emmanuel Kwadwo Agyekum has expressed confidence that dialogue will resolve the ongoing strike by three teacher unions, insisting that the government will not need to resort to alternative measures to compel teachers to return to the classroom. …
The Minister for Labour, Jobs and Employment, Emmanuel Kwadwo Agyekum, has urged Chief Executives of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) to actively contribute to the development of Ghana’s proposed new public sector compensation system. …
The Minister for Labour, Employment and Job Creation, Emmanuel Kwadwo Agyekum, has urged ministries to demonstrate how their budget proposals will contribute to job creation. …
… The President has already made ministerial changes in August, including the reassignment of Abdul-Rashid Pelpuo to Special Initiatives and Emmanuel Kwadwo Agyekum to the Labour, Employment and Job Creation portfolio. …
The Minister of Labour, Employment and Job Creation, Mr Emmanuel Kwadwo Agyekum, has urged graduates to look beyond academic certificates and acquire relevant skills, adaptability and critical-thinking abilities to meet the changing demands of the global labour market. …
… He is being replaced at the Labour Ministry by Emmanuel Kwadwo Agyekum. In another move, the Deputy Minister for Defence, Ernest Brogya Genfi, has been reassigned as Presidential Advisor on National Resilience and Emergency Preparedness. …
Ghana's Labour Minister Emmanuel Kwadwo Agyekum and the ILO Country Director for Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Liberia, Dr Vanessa F. Phala, have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening collaboration on decent work, job creation, skills development and workers' rights. The partnership will focus on the Decent Work Country Programme 2026–2030 and key initiatives including the EU-Ghana Pact for Skills and ACCEL Africa, which seeks to eliminate child labour from selected supply chains.
Ghana's Labour Minister Emmanuel Kwadwo Agyekum and the ILO Country Director for Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Liberia, Dr Vanessa F. Phala, have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening collaboration on decent work, job creation, skills development and workers' rights. The partnership will focus on the Decent Work Country Programme 2026–2030 and key initiatives including the EU-Ghana Pact for Skills and ACCEL Africa, which seeks to eliminate child labour from selected supply chains.
Labour Minister Emmanuel Kwadwo Agyekum has expressed confidence that dialogue will resolve the ongoing strike by three teacher unions over salary arrears, conditions of service, and other employment concerns, ruling out alternative measures to compel teachers back to work.
Minister of State for Special Initiatives Dr Abdul-Rashid Pelpuo says President Mahama has tasked him with identifying policy initiatives from various sectors that can be aligned with the government's Reset Agenda and address Ghana's key development challenges.
Ghana and the City of Columbus, Ohio signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish the Ghana-Columbus Nursing Partnership Programme, aimed at strengthening nursing education, workforce development, and healthcare collaboration, and creating pathways for qualified Ghanaian nurses to enter Ohio's healthcare workforce. The agreement, signed on September 14, 2026, by Columbus Mayor Andrew J. Ginther and Ghana's Health and Labour ministers, builds on a Sister-City agreement between Columbus and Greater Accra established in 2015.
Emmanuel Kwadwo Agyekum has urged ministries to demonstrate how their budget proposals will contribute to job creation and says he has asked his ministry's director to prepare a Cabinet paper proposing that ministries factor job creation into their budget submissions. The minister called on staff to research how other countries addressed unemployment and to develop sector-wide job creation plans and roadmaps for Ghana.
President John Dramani Mahama has warned ministers, chief executives, board members and other political appointees that conduct undermining government cohesion, institutional authority or policy implementation will not be tolerated. The warning follows the President's dissolution of nine state institution boards and recent ministerial changes.
At Valley View University's 34th graduation ceremony in Accra, where 1,156 students graduated, the Labour Minister urged graduates to acquire skills beyond academic certificates, including creativity, innovation and an entrepreneurial mindset, to meet changing global labour market demands shaped by emerging technologies like AI and fintech.
President John Dramani Mahama has announced a mini-reshuffle of his government. Abdul-Rashid Pelpuo moves from Minister for Labour, Employment and Job Creation to Minister of State for Special Initiatives; Emmanuel Kwadwo Agyekum replaces him at the Labour Ministry; and Deputy Minister for Defence Ernest Brogya Genfi becomes Presidential Advisor on National Resilience and Emergency Preparedness, effective immediately.