National Labour Commission — directs labour disputes and industrial action matters, including ordering strikes to cease and summoning parties to hearings.
… 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 …
… 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. …
… 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. …
… 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. …
Health minister suspends KATH CEO over A&E closure announcement
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… 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.
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. …
… MELPWU said it appreciated the intervention of the National Labour Commission and the Ministry of Health but urged all parties to avoid public commentary that could distort facts or inflame the situation. …
The National Labour Commission (NLC) has directed members of the Public Services Workers’ Union (PSWU) at the National Identification Authority (NIA) to call off their ongoing strike with immediate effect following a meeting held on Thursday, May 14, over the industrial action. …
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.
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Major teacher unions reject GES directive requiring staff data submission, escalating tensions over government's job validation exercise.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.