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The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, called for a change in the governance structure of the International Labor Organization (ILO), the UN agency whose mandate is to make to advance social justice and promote decent work by establishing international relations. standards.
According to President Akufo-Addo, the African Ministers of Labor, at their last meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on April 4, strongly believed that improving governance in the ILO was synonymous with implementation. effective implementation of the responsibility of the ILO. in the interest of his constituents.
The African Ministers of Labor reiterated and supported the urgent appeal to make the Governing Body more representative by providing a means of appointing its members, taking into account the diverse geographical, economic and social interests of its members. constituent groups. "
Thus, President Akufo-Addo expected that "the instrument of amendment to the Constitution of the ILO of 1986 gives the opportunity to feature prominently in the discussions that will take place during the centennial celebration.
The President spoke at the 108th Session of the International Labor Conference, which also commemorates the centennial celebration of the International Labor Organization on Monday, June 10, 2019, when he made known this point.
In his remarks, the president said his government is committed to a new social contract that promotes social dialogue in economic management and public policy development.
This new social contract, he said, also aims to "ensure our workers and our companies that they are true partners in the development of the government, and their ideas are essential in the management and economic development model. of my government ".
Although Ghana has a large workforce, the majority of the population is underemployed, employed inappropriately or unemployed.
"Conscious of the seriousness of unemployment in Ghana, we took bold, innovative and urgent steps to improve the situation when we came to power. We turned our backs on the old economy, which was based on the production and export of raw materials, and we set out to build a value-added industrialized economy, supported by increased agricultural productivity. " , did he declare.
President Akufo-Addo stressed that it was the sure way to create thousands and thousands of decent and well-paid jobs for the mbades of Ghanaians, and to lift them out of poverty.
To this end, the first task, said the president, was to take the Ghanaian economy out of the slump and create a climate conducive to job creation by entrepreneurs.
"We have had modest successes in this regard, as Ghana's economy is projected by the IMF as the world's fastest growing economy this year. We are now the largest recipient of foreign direct investment in West Africa. Some of the world's largest companies are moving to Ghana and we have recently become the largest gold producer in Africa, "he added.
In addition, President Akufo-Addo said that his government had launched the program "Plant to create jobs for food and employment", which offers incentives and increases incomes of a million farmers.
The "One District, one Factory" and "One Village, One Dam" programs, as well as the Zongo Development Fund and the Poverty Eradication Infrastructure Program (IPEP) are all implemented. to stimulate job creation opportunities. Across the country.
The President told the Conference that his Government had begun to address the serious neglect of vocational training by modernizing and strengthening technical and technical education and training (TVET) institutions.
"We are also adapting the program of skills and work-based learning institutions to current industry needs, both at the enterprise level and in the labor market. With these areas of commitment, my government intends to address the persistent skill mismatch between the majority of leavers and the needs of the industry, "he said. declared.
The President informed the Conference that, acting through the Congress of Trade Unions and other Ghanaian trade union organizations, had fully subscribed to these policies and had committed to ensuring the achievement of the objective of creating decent jobs for all Ghanaians.
"This is a pledge that I warmly welcome. We are determined to further strengthen relations with our social partners, "he added.
Again, President Akufo-Addo told the meeting that on April 18, 2019, his government had signed a historic social partnership agreement with the organized union represented by the Trades Union Congress, the employers, represented by the Ghana Employers Association, and the government, represented by the Ministries of Finance and Employment and Labor Relations, to provide a way to create a sense of cohesion, trust, self-management, frank and open discussions to champion the cause of development for the realization of our vision of a Ghana Beyond Aid.
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