Ghana Federation of Labour
The Ghana Federation of Labour (GFL) is a national trade union centre in Ghana. The origins of the GFL can be traced to the departure of a group of workers from the TUC-affiliated Industrial and Commercial Workers' Union who then founded the Textile, Garment and Leather Employees Union (TGLEU) in 1993.[2] The TGLEU subsequently attempted to affiliate to the TUC, but was refused.[2] In 1996, changes in labour law in Ghana allowed trade union pluralism and in 1998 the GFL was founded.[3]:519
| Full name | Ghana Federation of Labour |
|---|---|
| Members | 48,300 (2016)[1]:2 |
| Affiliation | ITUC |
| Key people | Abraham Koomson, secretary general |
| Office location | Accra |
Affiliates
The GFL has nine affiliated unions:[1]:24
- Textile, Garment and Leather Employees’ Union. (TEGLEU)
- Food And Allied Workers’ Union (FAWU)
- General Manufacturing And Metal Workers’ Union (GEMM)
- Union Of Private Security Personnel (UPSP)
- National Union of Teamster And General Workers (NUTEG)
- Finance And Business Services Union (FBSEU)
- Private School Teachers and Educational Workers’ Union of Ghana (PRISTEG)
- Media Of Printing Industry Workers’ Union (MEDIANET)
- ICT and General Services Employees Union
References
- "Ghana Labour Market Profile 2016" (PDF). Copenhagen: Danish Trade Union Development Agency. January 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- "The Case of Ghana" (PDF). Friedrich Ebert Stiftung. February 2004. p. 36. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- General labour history of Africa : workers, employers and governments, 20th-21st centuries. Bellucci, Stefano,, Eckert, Andreas, 1964-. Martlesham. ISBN 9781787445550. OCLC 1102416907.CS1 maint: others (link)
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