The Ghana Employers Association (GEA), in partnership with Mondiaal FNV, hosted a Session on February 19, 2025, to present findings from the Horticulture Remuneration and Benefits Survey conducted across key enterprises in Ghana’s horticulture sector. The event, attended by industry stakeholders, employers, and labor representatives, aimed to foster discussions on fair wages, employee benefits, and […]
The Ghana Employers’ Association (GEA), Trades Union Congress (TUC), and Ghana Federation of Labour (GFL) have held policy discussions and proffered policy recommendations to Government on measures and strategies to restore Ghana’s macroeconomic stability. The key focus areas of the various recommendations centered on the following: adherence to strict Fiscal consolidation measures ensuring debt restoration […]
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 […]
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, […]
The ILO Governing Body has elected Gilbert F. Houngbo as the Organization’s 11th Director-General, who will take office in October 2022. Houngbo is currently President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). He was elected by the ILO’s Governing Body, comprising representatives of governments, workers and employers, during their meeting in Geneva. He will […]
We are delighted to announce the 8th Women in HR Conference which will take place on 19th – 20th October, 2022. This sell-out event brings together leading thinkers, academics and experts to inspire organisations and examine upcoming trends in the future working world. Join fellow female HRs and senior decision makers for two days of […]
In accordance with Article 179 of the 1992 constitution, the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, presented the 2022 Budget Statement and Economic Policy of Government to Parliament on Wednesday, November 17, 2021. The budget indicates that the key drivers of Government expenditure in 2022 shall be capital expenditure, funding of key flagship programs, wage bill, and […]
All members are hereby informed that in view of the COVID 19 pandemic and its resultant limitations on social gathering, the Association will hold its 61st Annual General Meeting (AGM) virtually as follows: Date: Thursday 25 November, 2021 Venue: Via Zoom Time: 10.00 am Theme: Enhancing Business Confidence in a Pandemic Era Guest Speaker: Hon. […]
Ghana’s labour market is witnessing rising industrial disputes. There is therefore the need for the Social Partners (i.e., Employers and Workers) to acquaint themselves with the basic rules, regulations and policies that govern the labour market in order to resolve the situation. It is for this reason that GEA, with support from the International Labour […]
The Ghana Employers Association in collaboration with International Professional Managers Association (IPMA) on Friday June 4, 2021, held a graduation ceremony for the 2019 & 2020 year group of students of the GEA-IPMA Diploma in industrial relations programme. The programme, which was instituted in 2018 has helped to equip employees with the requisite skills and […]