Health Services Workers' Union

Last updated
Health Services Workers' Union
Founded1965
Location
  • Ghana
Members
28,000 [1]
Key people
  • Reynolds Tenkorang, General Secretary
  • Zakaria Mohammed, National Chair
Affiliations GTUC, PSI
Website hwww.hswutucghana.org

The Health Services Workers' Union (HSWU) is a trade union representing skilled workers in the health sector in Ghana. [2]

The HSWU is affiliated to the Ghana Trades Union Congress. In addition to workers in the formal heath sector, it also represents traditional birth attendants, and practitioners and retailers of traditional medicine. [3] As of 2018, it had 28,811 members. [4]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Australian Council of Trade Unions</span> Australian national trade union organisation

The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU), originally the Australasian Council of Trade Unions, is the largest peak body representing workers in Australia. It is a national trade union centre of 46 affiliated unions and eight trades and labour councils. The ACTU is a member of the International Trade Union Confederation.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers</span> British trade union

The National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers is a British trade union covering the transport sector. Its current President is Alex Gordon and its current General Secretary is Mick Lynch.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Canadian Labour Congress</span> National trade union centre

The Canadian Labour Congress, or CLC is a national trade union centre, the central labour body in Canada to which most Canadian labour unions are affiliated.

The Canadian Union of Public Employees is a Canadian trade union serving the public sector – although it has in recent years organized workplaces in the non-profit and para-public sector as well. CUPE is the largest union in Canada, representing some 700,000 workers in health care, education, municipalities, libraries, universities, social services, public utilities, transportation, emergency services and airlines. Over 60 per cent of CUPE's members are women, and almost a third are part-time workers. CUPE is affiliated with the Canadian Labour Congress and is its greatest financial contributor.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Irish Congress of Trade Unions</span>

The Irish Congress of Trade Unions, formed in 1959 by the merger of the Irish Trades Union Congress and the Congress of Irish Unions, is a national trade union centre, the umbrella organisation to which trade unions in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland affiliate.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Trade Union International Public Service and Allied</span> Trade union in South Africa

The Trade Union International Public Service and Allied is a section of the World Federation of Trade Unions representing public sector workers.


The Public Services Workers' Union (PSWU) is a trade union representing public sector workers in Ghana.

The Union of Industry, Commerce and Finance (UNICOF) is a trade union representing workers in various sectors, in Ghana.

The Communications Workers' Union is a trade union representing workers in the postal and telecommunication sectors in Ghana.

The Teachers' and Educational Workers' Union (TEWU) is a trade union representing workers in the education sector in Ghana.

The General Agricultural Workers' Union (GAWU) is a trade union representing workers in the agriculture sector in Ghana.

The General Transport, Petroleum and Chemical Workers' Union (GTPCWU) is a trade union representing workers in various industries in Ghana.

The Public Utilities Workers' Union (PUWU) is a trade union representing utility workers in Ghana.

The Construction and Building Materials Workers' Union (CBMWU) is a trade union representing workers in the building and road construction industries in Ghana.

The Maritime and Dockworkers' Union (MDU) is a trade union representing workers in seaports in Ghana.

The National Union of Seamen, Ports and Allied Workers (NUSPAW) is a trade union representing seafarers in Ghana.

The Local Government Workers' Union (LGWU) is a trade union representing municipal workers in Ghana.

The Timber and Woodworkers' Union (TWU) is a trade union representing carpenters, sawmill workers, and cane weavers in Ghana.

The Railway Workers' Union (RWU) is a trade union representing workers, other than engine drivers, on the railways in Ghana.

The Ghana Union of Teachers (GUT) was a trade union representing lower-paid schoolteachers in Ghana.

References

  1. "About HWSU of TUC Ghana". www.hswutucghana.org. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  2. "Health Services Workers Union celebrate second anniversary in Bolgatanga". Ghanaweb.com. 12 September 2011. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
  3. Trade Unions and Industrial Relations in Ghana. Ghana Trade Union Congress. 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  4. "Labour Market Profile 2020: Ghana" (PDF). Danish Trade Union Development Agency. Retrieved 8 July 2021.