Also known as: ILO
International Labour Organisation — UN agency that reports on labour market trends, workplace protections, and child labour, supporting Ghana's decent work initiatives.
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… The Ministry also acknowledged the continued technical support of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in advancing the country’s employment policy agenda. …
Ghana reviews employment policy to identify green job opportunitiesJoy Online
Women employed as domestic workers worldwide earn an average of 48% of the monthly wages of other employees, highlighting persistent gender-based inequalities in the sector, according to the International Labour Organisation (ILO). …
Women domestic workers earn 48% of other employees’ wages – ILOJoy Online
More than four in five domestic workers worldwide remain in informal employment, often without effective labour and social protection, despite progress in many countries, a new report by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) has found. …
More than 80% of domestic workers worldwide remain in informal employment – ILOJoy Online
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, ILO Country Director strengthen partnership on decent work and jobsJoy Online
… They are, nonetheless broadly consistent with wider International Labour Organisation (ILO) and Women in Informal Employment: Globalising and Organising (WIEGO) research on informality, vulnerability and decent work. …
Before the bulldozers arrive: What the state owes workers in the informal economyJoy Online
… The International Labour Organisation (ILO), through its ACCEL Africa Project, in partnership with the Child Labour Unit of the Ministry of Labour, Jobs and Employment, have trained the first selected regional and district stakeholders in the ACCEL Africa project areas on the new …
New monitoring system rolled to step up fight against child labour in GhanaJoy Online
… Other panelists included representatives of the Kenya Employers Association, Kenya Commercial Bank Foundation, the International Labour Organisation(ILO) and GIZ Senegal.
AGI calls for workplace training to boost youth employabilityJoy Online
… Developed by the Ministry of Labour, Jobs and Employment in collaboration with the Ghana AIDS Commission, with funding support from the International Labour Organisation, the policy marks an important milestone in addressing HIV-related workplace concerns and promoting employee w …
Institutionalise workplace HIV and Wellness Policy – GAC urges institutionsJoy Online
Global youth unemployment increased in 2025 as weaker economic growth, geopolitical tensions and sluggish job creation made it harder for young people to find work, the International Labour Organisation said on Wednesday, warning that AI could add to mounting labour market pressu …
Global youth unemployment rises amid sluggish job creation and looming AI risk, UN labour agency saysThe Ghanaian Times
The Maritime and Dockworkers Union (MDU) has renewed calls for Ghana to ratify the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Convention 190 (C190) to strengthen protection for workers against violence and harassment at the workplace. …
Ratify ILO Convention 190 to protect workers – MDUGhana is reviewing its National Employment Policy to identify opportunities for creating decent jobs through the transition to a greener economy. A validation workshop examined findings on green employment diagnostics and recommended ways to address youth unemployment, skills mismatches, informal employment, and digital transformation challenges.
29 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana is reviewing its National Employment Policy to identify opportunities for creating decent jobs through the transition to a greener economy. A validation workshop examined findings on green employment diagnostics and recommended ways to address youth unemployment, skills mismatches, informal employment, and digital transformation challenges.
29 October 2026 · Joy Online →
The International Labour Organisation reports that women domestic workers worldwide earn an average of 48% of the monthly wages of other employees, with women accounting for 77.2% of domestic workers globally. An estimated 80 million people are employed as domestic workers worldwide, but 83.1% remain in informal employment without effective labour protections.
29 October 2026 · Joy Online →
The International Labour Organisation reports that 66.5 million domestic workers—83.1 per cent of the global domestic workforce—remain in informal employment without effective labour and social protections, up 5.1 million since 2019. Africa recorded the largest increase in domestic workers during the period, adding 4.2 million between 2019 and 2025.
29 October 2026 · Joy Online →
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.
9 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Joint police and military forces ordered workers to vacate La Pleasure Beach at dawn on October 2 for demolition as part of flood mitigation efforts to restore the Kpeshie Lagoon. The article questions how the state treats displaced workers whose livelihoods depend on the cleared land, noting some vendors received little or no notice while others dispute whether the two-week warning was adequate.
5 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana is rolling out a new Ghana Child Labour Monitoring System (GCLMS) to help government officials and partners identify, document, and follow up on cases of child labour in agriculture, artisanal mining, domestic work, and the informal economy. The system, supported by the International Labour Organisation's ACCEL Africa Project in partnership with Ghana's Ministry of Labour, Jobs and Employment, is interoperable with other child protection systems to enable seamless case referral and inter-agency coordination.
28 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The Association of Ghana Industries called on small and medium-sized enterprises to adopt workplace-based training to enhance the employability of young people, arguing that closer collaboration between industry and TVET institutions is critical to ensuring graduates acquire practical skills that match labour market needs.
14 September 2026 · Joy Online →
The Acting Director of Policy and Planning at the Ghana AIDS Commission has called on institutions to institutionalise Workplace HIV and Wellness Policies to protect workers' dignity and enhance productivity. The National Workplace HIV and Wellness Policy, revised in 2025 and launched in April 2026, addresses HIV, tuberculosis, and other communicable and non-communicable diseases to support employee well-being.
28 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The International Labour Organisation reported that global unemployment among 15-to-24-year-olds rose to 12.4% in 2025 from 12.3% in 2023, affecting 67 million young people worldwide, with weaker economic growth, geopolitical tensions, and sluggish job creation cited as drivers. The agency warned that artificial intelligence could further worsen labour market pressures, noting that the share of youth not in employment, education or training also increased to 20%.
12 August 2026 · Joy Online →
The Maritime and Dockworkers Union has renewed calls for Ghana to ratify ILO Convention 190, which strengthens protection for workers against violence and harassment at the workplace. The union's Deputy General Secretary said ratifying the convention would promote decent work and improve workers' wellbeing, and noted that Nigeria has already ratified it while Ghana's ratification process has stalled.
10 August 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
An opinion piece argues that Ghana should urgently ratify ILO Convention 190, which protects workers against violence and harassment. The piece cites reports from fishing communities where women face exploitation, including demands for sexual favours, and notes that victims often lack awareness of their rights.
10 August 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
The Ayawaso East Municipal Assembly has provided 51 persons with disabilities with business equipment (freezers, sewing machines, wheelchairs) and financial grants under the government's Disability Fund. The MP said the assembly aims to reach all registered PWDs in the municipality by year-end.
7 August 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
SMEs in Ghana and Africa have unrealised potential due to deficient financial management capabilities; research by the University of Ghana Business School indicates that targeted financial literacy interventions can increase SME profits by approximately 26%, and digital financial tools offer a pathway to formalisation and sustainable growth.
28 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Trump administration has considered disengaging from UNHCR, the U.N. refugee agency, prompting diplomats and U.N. officials to lobby for continued U.S. support, according to sources familiar with the matter. The deliberation follows a disagreement over the appointment of a deputy high commissioner, and potential cuts to U.S. funding—historically the agency's largest source—would weaken it amid near-record displacement levels globally.
21 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection said government is committed to strengthening Ghana's child protection system through sustainable financing and stronger partnerships with development partners, civil society, the private sector, and communities to protect children from labour exploitation and guarantee their rights and well-being.
9 July 2026 · Daily Guide →
Zoomlion Ghana Limited received the Waste Management and Recycling Facility Excellence Award 2026 and the Waste Management Innovation Award 2026 at the 8th Health, Environment, Safety and Security (HESS) Awards in recognition of its contributions to sustainable waste management and environmental protection.
5 July 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's government will not hold major renegotiations on public sector conditions of service in 2026, Vice President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang announced at the Annual National Labour Conference in Ho. Instead, government will implement targeted and modest adjustments to selected allowances while completing work on a comprehensive compensation framework and establishing an Independent Emolument Commission to stabilize remuneration.
1 July 2026 · Daily Guide →
Ghana's informal sector, which employs approximately 80 percent of the national workforce and accounts for an estimated 27 percent to 40 percent of GDP, contributes less than 5 percent of total tax revenue. The Ghana Statistical Service reports that 92.3 percent of all businesses in Ghana are informal, placing a disproportionate tax burden on the formal sector.
23 June 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
The SSNIT Director General says the pension scheme is sustainable and can pay benefits for the next 40 years, citing a recent actuarial report by the UK Government Department of Actuarial Services, despite earlier concerns raised by the International Labour Organisation.
5 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association has condemned the physical assault of a senior staff midwife by patient relatives at Community 22 Polyclinic in Tema, calling for urgent national measures and enhanced facility security to protect healthcare workers from workplace violence.
5 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Trades Union Congress (Ghana) has hailed an International Court of Justice Advisory Opinion concluding that workers and their organisations are entitled to strike action under ILO Convention No. 87, describing it as a historic victory for workers globally and a fundamental labour right.
25 May 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
The International Court of Justice delivered an advisory opinion affirming that workers' right to strike is protected under international labour conventions, particularly the ILO's Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948. The Trades Union Congress Ghana welcomed the ruling as a historic victory for workers and trade unions worldwide, stating that the decision strengthens the global labour movement's position that the right to strike is inseparable from freedom of association and collective bargaining.
24 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The article argues that underpaying workers in critical sectors creates systems that incentivise informal coping and corruption, while making ethical behaviour difficult to sustain. It contends that 60 per cent of workers globally are in informal employment, with over 80 per cent in some Sub-Saharan African economies, signalling misalignment between systems and workers' real needs.
11 May 2026 · Joy Online →
An essay examines social reproduction—the unpaid work of bearing, raising, and maintaining human beings—as essential but historically uncompensated labour that underpins the global economy, arguing that those who perform this work never receive a salary despite its economic necessity.
7 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Safety professionals and mining industry leaders called for stronger workplace health and safety regulations at the World Health and Safety Conference 2026 in Accra, urging authorities to address mental health and psychosocial risks facing employees and emphasizing that employee wellbeing is critical to productivity and profitability.
7 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
In a televised interview on The Delay Show on 25 April 2026, microfinance mogul Richard Nii Armah Quaye claimed his ex-wife Joana Quaye played no meaningful role in his wealth accumulation and that he was already prosperous before their marriage. According to court records and her legal team's statement, this claim is demonstrably false and contradicts documented evidence that he returned from the United Kingdom in 2009 unemployed.
1 May 2026 · Business & Financial Times →
Ghana launched the Decent Work Country Programme Phase III (DWCP III) for 2026–2030, focused on job creation, social protection, and inclusive economic growth. The programme prioritises decent and sustainable jobs, quality social protection, and workers' rights aligned with international labour standards.
28 April 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →