Trades Union Congress of Ghana
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The Trades Union Congress of Ghana (TUC) is the national trade union center
of Ghana
. It was founded in 1945 as the Gold Coast Trades Union Congress, and was the central organizing body of 14 unions registered under the Trades Union Ordinance of 1941.
The TUC is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation
National trade union center
A national trade union center is a federation or confederation of trade unions in a single country. Nearly every country in the world has a national trade union center, and many have more than one. When there is more than one national center, it is often because of ideological differences—in some...
of Ghana
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
. It was founded in 1945 as the Gold Coast Trades Union Congress, and was the central organizing body of 14 unions registered under the Trades Union Ordinance of 1941.
The TUC is affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation
International Trade Union Confederation
The International Trade Union Confederation is the world's largest trade union federation. It was formed on November 1, 2006 out of the merger of the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions and the World Confederation of Labour...