National organization(s) | TUC, GFL |
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Regulatory authority | Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations |
Total union membership | 800,000[1] |
Density | 7.5% (all workers)[1] 48% (waged workers)[1] |
Global Rights Index | |
3 Regular violations of rights | |
International Labour Organization | |
Ghana is a member of the ILO | |
Convention ratification | |
Freedom of Association | 2 June 1965 |
Right to Organise | 2 July 1959 |
Trade unions in Ghana first emerged in the 1920s and have played an important role in the country's economy and politics ever since.