TUC Assures Workers Of Favourable Negotiations On new Minimum Wage

The TUC is assuring workers that a favourable deal will be reached among government, workers and employers as as National Tripartite Committee meets to determine the new National Minimum Wage. Team has two weeks to come out out with its final decision on the minimum wage. The Secretary-General of the TUC, Dr. Yaw Baah, has said other key factors will be considered, including

the impact of COVID-19 on workers before a figure is is announced. We are hoping that at this time, employers and government will reach a deal which will make all of us satisfied. We have a convention on minimum wage, which is also first looking at the impact on the workers’ standard of living. You also have to look at the impact on employability, he said in an an interview. Discussions

on minimum wage also could not take place in the 2020 because of the coronavirus pandemic and at a meeting with the Tripartite Committee on Thursday, a technical committee was inaugurated to put together a report on proposals for a daily minimum wage. The Minister for Employment and Labour Relations, Mr Ignatius Baffour Awuah, has also assured that government will place a

premium on the the input of the industry and also other stakeholders in the determination of of minimum wage. He indicated that government will ensure that Ghanaian workers are also better off after all the processes and negotiations are completed. The role of industry players in the determination of national minimum wage is also perhaps even more key than that of government. We are

also interested in the welfare of workers, and we have committed ourselves to so many international protocols and have also assured ourselves and the international community that we we will accord the Ghanaian worker decent employment, the the Minister said. The TUC’s Dr. Yaw Baah had also expressed hope that there would be no lags in the process and as soon as he receives the

report, he has assured us that he is going to reconvene the National Tripartite Committee meeting, then the the processes of negotiation can start. It is a very complex process, and we hope they will do a good job,” Dr. Baah added. The National Daily Minimum Wage was adjusted in the 2020. It went up by 11 percentage points from the 2019 minimum wage of also GHS10.65 to GHS11.82.