Accra, Aug. 26, GNA- Mr Morgan Ayawine, the General Secretary, Industrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU)-Ghana, says the Union has made strides in building and sustaining the general visibility of the Union both locally and internationally.
The strides, he said, were because of positive and effective interaction with its members, social partners, and international partners, including the Global Union Federations.
This was in a statement to the Ghana News Agency in Accra to mark one year after the current leadership was elected at the 11th Quadrennial Delegates’ Conference held in August 2021.
On the local front, Mr Ayiwane said the leadership of the Union had leveraged the existing rapport between the Union and its social partners and reduced the incidence of industrial action by harmonizing the relationship between the parties through dialoguing for an amicable resolution of disputes.
“The members are by this becoming more and more amenable to peaceful resolution of grievances and disputes between them and their employers, thus creating a congenial industrial atmosphere, which is a prerequisite for increased productivity at the workplace towards the socio-economic advancement of the country,” he said.
On the international front, he said, there had been an exponential leap in the Union’s collaboration with the Global Unions as it continues to receive more sponsored projects, and participation in conferences, workshops, and seminars for the benefit of members.
“There is also increased staff satisfaction as the leadership’s open-door policy enables every member of staff of the Union to freely approach leadership at any time on all matters concerning their welfare and the work,” he said.
He said the leadership hoped to admirably turn around the Union for the better by the end of its tenure and make it the preferred trade union organisation in the country.
“All in all, the one year into our tenure has not only been an experiential learning but also pleasantly challenging, which has made us even more resolved than ever before to forge ahead to serve the interest of our teeming membership through effective, progressive and harmonious collaboration with our social partners and international partners,” he added.
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