TUC Threatens Legal Action over ECG Privatisation

Govt must choose between World Bank and Trade Unions over ECG privatisation – Kwesi Prat

Seasoned journalist, Kwesi Pratt has said the government must take the opposition of organised labour seriously as it considers private sector involvement in the Electricity Company of Ghana’s revenue collection. Speaking on Metro TV’s Good Morning Ghana, Mr Pratt said all 23 national unions affiliated to the Trades Union Congress (TUC) have now joined the […]

ECG should remain a public entity

The Public Utilities Workers Union (PUWU) of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has thrown its support behind calls for the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to remain a public entity.

TUC threatens legal action over ECG privatisation

The Trades Union Congress (TUC)-Ghana has rejected the World Bank’s proposal to introduce private sector participation (PSP) in the operations of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and the Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo). The union accused the World Bank of being “disingenuous” about the proposed arrangement and warned that it would resist any attempt […]

Ghana trade unions clarify legal mechanisms statement on ECG

In Ghana, the Trades Union Congress (TUC) explained that its warning about using all legal mechanisms against planned private-sector participation in the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) does not necessarily entail taking the government to court. As MyJoyOnline reports, this was stated by TUC Deputy General Secretary Dr Kwabena Nyarko Otoo. Not only court proceedings [...]