Also known as: NLC
National Labour Commission — government body that directs labor disputes and orders striking workers to resume duties, active in 2026 industrial action cases.
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The Ghanaian Times
The National Labour Commission (NLC) has been urged to strengthen its institutional capacity and embrace innovation to effectively respond to emerging labour challenges driven by artificial intelligence (AI), climate change and digital transformation. …
NLC urged to prepare for AI-driven labour challengesJoy Online
… In February 2026, the National Labour Commission directed four tertiary education unions, including TUSAAG, to suspend industrial actions and return to negotiations over outstanding salary and allowance disputes following a High Court injunction. …
TUSAAG to resume indefinite strike July 20 over unpaid allowancesJoy Online
… Copies of the letter were sent to the Minister of Finance, the National Security Coordinator, the Executive Secretary of the National Labour Commission, the Secretary-General of the TUC, and all affected PSWU member organisations.
PSWU urges Fair Wages Commission to expedite payment of agreed allowancesJoy Online
… unions questioned the motive behind the directive. “We deem this letter as a ploy by the duty bearers (MOE, MOF, GES; FWSC, PSC) to delay the process of addressing the challenges confronting teachers as directed by the President of the Republic and the National Labour Commission …
Teacher unions reject GES directive on staff data submission, demand withdrawal of letterJoy Online
… Speaking to Citi FM, Local Union Chairman Eric Tamakloe said the union had formally petitioned management, copied the NLA Board and departmental heads, and subsequently presented its concerns to the National Labour Commission. …
NLA staff give management 14 days to resolve grievances or face strikeJoy Online
… The National Labour Commission (NLC) has also directed the Komfo Anokye Doctors Association (KADA) to immediately call off the strike and has summoned all parties to a formal hearing on June 10, 2026. …
KATH strike: Ashanti Regional Minister assures public of imminent resolutionThe Chronicle
… As The Chronicle was working on this editorial, we sighted a statement from the National Labour Commission (NLC) summoning the Chairman of KADA to appear before the Commission. …
Editorial: KATH Crisis Requires Cool Heads And Urgent ActionThe Ghanaian Times
The National Labour Commission (NLC) has directed the Komfo Anokye Doctors’ Association (KADA) to immediately suspend its indefinite strike action. …
NLC directs Komfo Anokye doctors to suspend strikeJoy Online
… With the National Labour Commission already having ordered doctors to call off a separate strike, the addition of nurses and midwives now deepens the crisis at one of Ghana’s leading teaching hospitals.
Nurses join KATH strike as pressure builds on Health Minister to reverse CEO suspensionJoy Online
The National Labour Commission (NLC) has directed the Komfo Anokye Doctors’ Association (KADA) to immediately call off its indefinite strike, declaring the industrial action illegal and improperly executed. …
Call off strike immediately – NLC orders KATH doctorsThe National Labour Commission has been urged to strengthen its institutional capacity and embrace innovation to respond to emerging labour challenges driven by artificial intelligence, climate change and digital transformation. The call was made at a stakeholders' forum in Accra marking the Commission's 20th anniversary.
6 hours ago · The Ghanaian Times →
The National Labour Commission has been urged to strengthen its institutional capacity and embrace innovation to respond to emerging labour challenges driven by artificial intelligence, climate change and digital transformation. The call was made at a stakeholders' forum in Accra marking the Commission's 20th anniversary.
6 hours ago · The Ghanaian Times →
The Technical Universities Senior Administrators Association of Ghana plans to resume an indefinite strike from July 20, 2026, citing the government's failure to honour agreements on outstanding allowances, including a negotiated one-time research allowance and an interim allowance agreement. The strike will affect all 10 technical universities across the country following months of unsuccessful engagements and a missed March 30, 2026 payment deadline.
14 July 2026 · Joy Online →
The Public Services Workers' Union has called on the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission to urgently release Institution Specific Allowances agreed on March 31, 2026, warning that failure to pay by June 30, 2026, would prompt a reconsideration of options including industrial action.
28 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Three major teacher unions — GNAT, NAGRAT and PRETAG — have rejected a Ghana Education Service directive requiring public school staff to submit personal records for a job evaluation and staff validation exercise, calling the move unnecessary and burdensome and demanding its withdrawal.
11 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Labour Union of the National Lottery Authority has threatened industrial action if management does not address grievances within 14 days, citing concerns including obsolete POS terminals, deteriorating facilities, recruitment practices, unsafe vehicles, illegal lottery competition, payment delays, and alleged procurement irregularities in software outsourcing.
10 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Medical doctors at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital launched an indefinite strike on June 6 after the Health Minister suspended the hospital's CEO. The Ashanti Regional Minister said stakeholders are engaged in active dialogue and expressed optimism that a resolution was within reach, with nurses and midwives also threatening to join the action.
9 June 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's health minister recommended the suspension of Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital's CEO, Dr. Paa Kwesi Baidoo, following the temporary closure of the hospital's Accident and Emergency Centre, which was reopened within 24 hours after measures to address severe congestion were implemented.
8 June 2026 · The Chronicle →
The National Labour Commission has directed the Komfo Anokye Doctors' Association to suspend its indefinite strike, which began June 6, 2026, citing violations of the Labour Act. The commission has summoned the parties to a hearing on June 10, 2026.
8 June 2026 · The Ghanaian Times →
The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association has joined the ongoing strike at Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, demanding that the Health Minister reverse the two-week suspension of the hospital's CEO, Dr. Paa Kwesi Baidoo. The association argues that the suspension does not address the hospital's infrastructural deficits, congestion, and resource constraints.
7 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The National Labour Commission has directed the Komfo Anokye Doctors' Association to immediately call off its indefinite strike, citing violations of the Labour Act and improper service of the strike notice. The doctors had struck following management measures to address overcrowding in the Emergency Department, expressing concern that the CEO faced disciplinary sanctions for those actions.
7 June 2026 · Joy Online →
The Medical Laboratory Professional Workers' Union has renewed calls for the immediate reinstatement of Dr. Michael Amo Omari, whose appointment as Head of Laboratory Services at the Sub-BMC was revoked, amid an ongoing leadership dispute at the Central Medical Laboratory of Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. The union says it remains concerned about prolonged uncertainty surrounding the laboratory's management and its implications for patient care and service delivery.
15 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The National Labour Commission has directed Public Services Workers' Union members at the National Identification Authority to end their strike over a pending staff migration report, and instructed the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission to facilitate approval and implementation of the report by end of May 2026.
14 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The National Identification Authority has appealed to its workforce to withdraw a strike notice set for Monday, 13 May 2026, promising a breakthrough on salary structure migration within fourteen days. The Public Services Workers' Union had declared indefinite industrial action over delays in migrating staff to improved conditions of service, a process approved in July 2024 but stalled in bureaucratic review at the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission and Ministry of Finance.
9 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The Medical Laboratory Professional Workers' Union (MELPWU) has announced a nationwide strike set to begin Tuesday, May 12, in protest of what it calls the unfair and unlawful removal of the Head of Laboratory Services at Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. The union says hospital management unilaterally reversed an appointment made in line with resolutions from a February 3, 2026 Ministry of Health stakeholder meeting that the union had suspended earlier strike action to respect.
8 May 2026 · The Chronicle →
Workers at the National Identification Authority announced an indefinite strike from May 13, 2026, citing a 22-month delay in approval and implementation of a migration exercise affecting salaries, promotions, and staff placements. The Public Services Workers' Union accused the Ministry of Finance of causing undue delays in granting final approval, despite the Scheme of Service being approved in July 2024 and the migration exercise beginning in December 2024.
7 May 2026 · Joy Online →
The Medical Laboratory Professional Workers' Union has scheduled a nationwide strike beginning May 12, 2026, alleging the unlawful removal of the Head of Laboratory Services at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital and accusing management of breaching agreements reached with the Ministry of Health in February 2026.
5 May 2026 · Joy Online →
Sierra Leone's High Commissioner to Ghana has urged Ghanaian businesses to invest in Sierra Leone, citing opportunities in agriculture, tourism, energy, entrepreneurship and innovation, and emphasizing the need to convert diplomatic ties into deeper economic cooperation between the two countries.
27 April 2026 · Joy Online →