The Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) recently inaugurated its dispute settlement body- a mechanism for settling investment and intellectual property rights disputes. The body is also designed to help implement free trade agreements among member states and disputes over conflicting public policy objectives and market access. Establishing a single African trade market for trade […]
As part of Ghana’s efforts towards Fair Recruitment practices and effective implementation of the National Labour Migration Policy, the GEA would like to encourage all employers to acquaint themselves with the new Fair Recruitment Initiative by the ILO. The Fair Recruitment Initiative was launched in 2014 as part of the ILO Fair Migration Agenda. Since […]
A Public Private Partnership (PPP) is a contractual arrangement or concession between a public authority and a private party for the provision of public infrastructure or services traditionally provided by the contracting authority. As a result of such an arrangement, the private party performs part or all of the service functions and assumes certain risks […]
The Ghana Employers’ Association (GEA) would like to bring to the attention of all members that a new Land Act, 2020 (Act 1036) has been passed. The Act brings innovation to land administration in the country by helping to inform the public about their rights and interests in acquiring and possessing land; by improving the tenure security […]
At the March 2021 session of the Governing Body (GB) meeting, the tripartite constituents agreed that the 109th session of the International Labour Conference (ILC) be held virtually with an adjusted agenda as follows: Part I: 3 – 19 June 2021 Reports of the Chairperson of the GB and of the Director-General (DG) (the latter […]
The government of Ghana is reportedly set to acquire 100% shares of AirtelTigo, its customers, and agreed liabilities. After this announcement was made in October 2020, the government is expected to temporarily operate the assets and help protect the jobs of employees and the Interests of customers and stakeholders. The move by Government left many […]
President Akufo-Addo has announced that his government will recruit more health workers in his second term to help improve the country’s healthcare delivery services. He said his first term saw the recruitment of 100,000 healthcare professionals into the country’s healthcare service. President Akufo-Addo said this while delivering the 2021 State of the Nation Address (SONA) […]
Ghana is set to begin COVID-19 vaccination from next Tuesday as part of measures to stop the further spread of the viral disease. This follows the arrival of the first consignment of 600,000 doses of the Oxford AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, Covishield, in Accra yesterday. Ghana’s vaccination programme is guided by the National Vaccine Deployment Plan […]
In the year 2020, businesses in Ghana and the Ghanaian economy as a whole, faced myriad of unimaginable circumstances and unprecedented challenges occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic. In the face of unparalleled uncertainty about when the pandemic will end, GEA stepped up to the challenge. We have worked hard to support our members during this […]