Ghana- 1st- Freedom of association

By Daniel Morris | 4. November 2025

CHAPTER: 4 STRATEGIES AND INTERVENTIONS

4.1 Strategies to achieve Key Objectives of the Three Pillars

Strategy: 1.12 Create enabling environment that respects people1s Constitutional rights to peaceful assembly and to take part in processions

Activities: Create awareness on the rights of citizens to peaceful assembly to advance their concerns on respect for HR by businesses

  • Time frame: 2025-2029
  • Implementing lead agencies: CHRAJ, NCCE, CSOs
  • Implementing collaborating agencies: GPS, MINTER, OAG&MOJ, TUC

Activities: Engage the security services to protect the rights of citizens to peaceful assembly and processions as a way of raising concerns about HR and violations by businesses.

  • Time frame: 2025-2029
  • Implementing lead agencies: CHRAJ, NCCE, CSOs
  • Implementing collaborating agencies: GPS, MINTER, OAG&MOJ, TUC

Strategy: 1.13 Create enabling environment that respects the rights to form associations and join trade unions

Activities: Review the Labour Act to strengthen the guaranteed right of workers to join Trade Unions

  • Time frame: 2025-2029
  • Implementing lead agencies: MELR, MoTI, TUC
  • Implementing collaborating agencies: NLC, GFZA, GIPC, GAB

Activities: Develop and implement a roadmap/guideline for both public and private sector workers to form associations and freely join trade unions

  • Implementing lead agencies: MELR, MoTI
  • Implementing collaborating agencies: NLC, GFZA, GIPC, TUC, GAB