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- 1 2 Britwum, Akua (2007). Sixty years of promoting workers' rights. Ghana Trades Union Congress. p. 119. ISBN 9988099010.
- ↑ Goldberg, Arthur (1960). Directory of International Trade Union Organizations. Washington DC: United States Department of Labour. pp. 10.1–10.16.
- ↑ "Ghana Mine Workers Union". Commonwealth Network. Commonwealth of Nations. Retrieved 21 October 2019.