December 1, 2022

Ghana, Togo and Nigeria begin discussions to harmonize Occupational Standards in Agriculture and Construction Sectors

A technical Working Group composed of representatives of Government, Workers’ and Employers’ organizations from Ghana, Togo and Nigeria met to discuss strategies to increase skills portability in West Africa through skills partnership on migration. The Technical Working Group validated and reviewed harmonized minimum occupational standards in the agriculture and construction sectors. The expected outcome of […]

November 4, 2022

GEA and NLC train Mediators and Arbitrators in Ghana

The Ghana Employers Association (GEA) in collaboration with the National Labour Commission (NLC) held a two-day capacity-building workshop for Mediators and Arbitrators in the country. The workshop aimed at improving the work of Mediators and Arbitrators to strengthen the dispute resolution value chain for expeditious facilitation of justice. The training also sought to train the […]

November 4, 2022

Challenges of businesses and workers: GEA and TUC hold bipartite discussions

The Ghana Employers’ Association (GEA) and the Trades Union Congress (TUC) Ghana held a bipartite meeting to discuss the current macroeconomic challenges confronting both employers and workers in the country. The meeting was attended by the leadership and representatives of GEA, Organized Labour, the Association of Ghana Industries, the Ghana Chamber of Commerce and Industry, […]

October 17, 2022

GEA holds 8th Women in HR Conference

The Ghana Employers’ Association (GEA) held its flagship Women in HR Conference with a call on female Human Resource (HR) practitioners to build corporate resilience in the post-COVID recovery period. The two-day event, which was held on October 12-13, 2022 on the theme, “Building Corporate Resilience in the Post-COVID Recovery Period – The Role of […]

October 10, 2022

PUM Netherlands Senior Experts pay a courtesy call on GEA

Earlier today, two (2) PUM Senior Executives, Mr. Ton Voortman and Ms. Henrietta Amissah paid a courtesy call on GEA at the Association’s Secretariat in North Ridge, Accra. The primary objective of the meeting was to discuss how various industries and members organizations of the GEA can benefit from the PUM Senior Experts Programme in […]

September 26, 2022

Forestry Commission wins GEA Trainer of the Year Award

At the recent Trainer of the Year Awards ceremony held by the Ghana Employers’ Association at its 62nd Annual General Meeting, the Forestry Commission was adjudged the GEA top trainer for the year 2021. The Commission emerged 1st out of 10 other organizations that trained the highest number of its staff on the Association’s learning […]

September 26, 2022

GEA Launches OSH Management Guidelines in three sectors of the Economy

The Ghana Employers’ Association (GEA) with support from the Confederation of Norwegian Enterprises (NHO), has launched Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) Management Guidelines for three sectors of the economy namely; construction, agriculture, and manufacturing. The primary objective of the OSH Management Guidelines is to assist employers in designing measures and strategies to prevent, control, and […]

August 18, 2022

8th Edition of GEA Women in HR Conference kicks off in October

GEA is pleased to announce the 8th edition of its flagship WOMEN IN HR (WHR) CONFERENCE which would be held on the 12th and 13th of October, 2022 at the Labadi Beach Hotel in Accra. As usual, this year’s WHR Conference promises to be packed full of valuable insights and practical takeaways from our seasoned […]

August 15, 2022