Accra (Greater Accra), 10th June 99

A new daily minimum wage of 2,900 cedis has been agreed upon by the National Tripartite Committee.

A communiqué issued by the Ministry of Employment and Social Welfare on Wednesday said the agreement was reached at a meeting of the committee held in Accra on Tuesday.

Signatories to the communiqué were Mr Austin Gamey, a Deputy Minister of Employment and Social Welfare, Mr H. R. Amonoo, Council Member, Ghana Employers Association and Mr D. K. Y. Vormawor, Acting Secretary-General of Trades Union Congress (TUC).

It was further agreed that the new national daily minimum wage for the year would be gazetted.

The committee said it took note of its previous decisions on the adjustment of taxes on overtime and bonus payments to enhance take-home pay of workers and agreed to submit its recommendations back to Parliament for necessary action.

The National Tripartite Committee agreed to reconvene soon to begin discussions on the determination of the daily minimum wage within a Medium-Term framework.

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