The politicization of the government labour relations in Ghana (1982-1992)
Other Title(s)
La politisation du gouvernement relations de travail au Ghana (1982-1992)
Author
Source
Issue
Vol. 1, Issue 2 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.158-167, 10 p.
Publisher
Université Ahmed Draia Laboratoire langue discours et plurilinguisme
Publication Date
2020-12-31
Country of Publication
Algeria
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Topics
- Freedom of association
- Political action
- Political conflict
- Minimum wage
- Labour relations
- International Monetary Fund
Abstract EN
Unless authoritarian and repressive, no government in the world can claim to succeed without the support of its labour force.
To be at logger heads with such a powerful partner merely means a blatant failure of any policy whatever.
In the Ghana of the 80's, this was no exception.
The present paper sets out to underscore the pivotal role the Trade Union Congress played in the democratization process that gave birth to the Fourth Republic in 1992 through an intense union-state clash.
Initially a labour organization whose main task was to protect the rights of the workers (freedom of association, right to strike, minimum wage…), the syndicate found itself driven into a political conflict with the ruling government of the time, the Provisional National Defence Council.
The violations of the labour rights by the government and the backed-up International Monetary Fund reconstruction programme were the main sources of the labour grievances.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Djebaili, Walida. 2020. The politicization of the government labour relations in Ghana (1982-1992). Langues et Cultures،Vol. 1, no. 2, pp.158-167.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1551610
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Djebaili, Walida. The politicization of the government labour relations in Ghana (1982-1992). Langues et Cultures Vol. 1, no. 2 (Dec. 2020), pp.158-167.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1551610
American Medical Association (AMA)
Djebaili, Walida. The politicization of the government labour relations in Ghana (1982-1992). Langues et Cultures. 2020. Vol. 1, no. 2, pp.158-167.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1551610
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
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Record ID
BIM-1551610