A seven-member team from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) paid a courtesy call on the CEO of GEA, Mr. Alex Frimpong, to exchange ideas on strategies to transform Technical and Vocational Education (TVET) s...
Members of GEA in the publishing and press Interests Group met at the Association’s Secretariat in North Ridge to discuss emerging issues of interest in the sector. The hybrid meeting was attended by representatives of companies such as New Times Cor...
The issue of menstrual leave policy has dominated public debate in recent times. In this publication, we explore countries that have implemented the policy so far. In 2017, Zambia became the first African nation to offer a day’s menstrual leave each...
Members of GEA in the Commercial Interests Group held a meeting at the Association’s Headquarters at North Ridge to discuss emerging issues of interest in the Commercial sector of the economy. Some of the key issues that engaged the attention o...
The Director-General (DG) of the International Labour Organization (ILO), Mr. Gilbert F. Houngbo has paid courtesy call on GEA at its headquarters in North-Ridge, Accra. The courtesy call formed part of the DG’s three-day working visit to Ghana as pa...
ILO Director-General Gilbert F. Houngbo launched a new project in Ghana that will support employers and workers to raise their productivity and improve working conditions in the textiles & garments and shea sectors. At the launching ceremony, the...
A newly released policy review on Sustainable social protection systems by the Internal Organization of Employers shows how the economic disruption from the Covid-19 pandemic and resulting record-high government debt has transformed the recurring pro...
A German court has ruled that a man who slipped while walking a few meters from his bed to his home office can claim workplace accident insurance as he was technically commuting. Two lower courts that started dealing with the case both noted that sta...
The International Labour Organization (ILO) has released new report “Working Time and Work-Life Balance Around the World” which provides a comprehensive review of working hours and working time arrangements and their effects on workers...