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Disciplined Trade, Protected Jobs: Why the Cooking Oil Transit Directive Is a Necessary Intervention
Disciplined Trade, Protected Jobs: Why the Cooking Oil Transit Directive Is a Necessary Intervention Jobs do not disappear overnight. They erode gradually through shrinking margins, delayed investments, and market distortions that policymakers sometimes overlook. In…
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Digital Transition Without Justice Is a Risk Africa Cannot Afford
Digital Transition Without Justice Is a Risk Africa Cannot Afford IntroductionIn 2024, I had the privilege of participating in a month-long study conference convened by the International Labour Organization through its ACTRAV programme in Geneva.…
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Petroleum Price Floor and the Quiet Erosion of Workers’ Wages in Ghana
Introduction The introduction of a price floor in Ghana’s petroleum sector in 2024 has quietly but decisively undermined the real wages of Ghanaian workers. By preventing fuel prices from falling when market conditions permit, the…
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Constitution Review Commission (CRC) has Opened the Door, Ghana Must Now Reform Wage Governance!
Introduction In Ghana today, compensation of employees accounts for one of the largest components of public expenditure, yet many workers continue to struggle under wages that barely keep pace with the cost of living. The…
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PROMOTING INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS PARTNERSHIP IN GHANA: CONTINUITY AND REFORM FROM ACT 651 TO THE DRAFT LABOUR BILL, 2025
1. IntroductionIn labour law and industrial relations, the idea of partnership is sometimes mistaken for harmony or the absence of conflict. In practice, partnership is neither sentimental nor naïve. It is a governance framework through…
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Labour Administration Reform: From the Labour Department to the National Labour Authority
Episode 6 – LABOUR LAW REFORM IN GHANA Labour Administration Reform: From the Labour Department to the National Labour Authority 6.1 IntroductionBeyond substantive rights and obligations, one of the quieter but structurally significant reforms in…
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The 24-Hour Economy: Policy Ambition and Legal Architecture
Episode 5 – LABOUR LAW REFORM IN GHANA The 24-Hour Economy: Policy Ambition and Legal Architecture 5.1 Introduction Long before the Government formally articulated the 24-hour economy as a national policy initiative, three-shift systems had…
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Grievance Procedures and the Shift from External Disputes to Internal Resolution
Episode 4 – LABOUR LAW REFORM IN GHANA Grievance Procedures and the Shift from External Disputes to Internal Resolution 4.1 Introduction One of the most practical and understated innovations in the Draft Labour Bill, 2025…
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Termination of Employment
Key Innovations in the Draft Labour Bill, 2025 LABOUR LAW REFORM IN GHANA Episode 3 (Termination of Employment) Termination of Employment 3.1 Introduction Termination of employment has long occupied a contested space in Ghanaian labour…
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Platform Labour, Digital Work & the Expansion of Labour Protection
Key Innovations in the Draft Labour Bill, 2025 Episode 2 Platform Labour, Digital Work & the Expansion of Labour Protection(Clause 16 of the Draft Labour Bill, 2025) 2.1 Introduction: Platform Labour and Global Labour Reform…