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The following chart shows Ghana's ratings since 1972 in the Freedom in the World reports, published annually by Freedom House. A rating of 1 is "most free" and 7 is "least free". [14] 1 In the 2020s, the Freedom in the World reports are rated from 1 to 4. [15] There also follows a list of treaties agreed by the government authorities.
Ghana has been a member state of the Non-Aligned Movement since the time of the 1st Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement in 1961 in Belgrade. As the first decolonized country in Sub-Saharan Africa , Ghana actively participated in earliest efforts to initiate Pan-African and Non-Aligned cooperation.
In 1958, the Ghanaian government responded as well by passing the Industrial Relations Act of 1958 in order to strengthen the TUC. [ 2 ] It not only gave legal recognition to the TUC - the only national center to receive recognition - for the first time and even provided it with buildings for headquarters for its unions, but also made ...
There were two main parties in Ghana when the country, then known as Gold Coast, was seeking independence.These parties were: Convention People's Party (CPP) which was a socialist based party who was pro-independence and the National Liberation Movement (Ghana) (NLM) which was a capitalist-oriented party opposed to unitary system of government and the radical approach of the C.P.P. .
The National Liberation Movement was a Ghanaian political party formed on 19 September 1954. [2] Set up by disaffected members of the Convention People's Party , who were joined by Kofi Abrefa Busia , the NLM opposed the process of centralization whilst supporting a continuing role for traditional leaders.
The Constitution of Ghana is the supreme law of the Republic of Ghana.It was approved on 28 April 1992 through a national referendum after 92% support. [1] [2] It defines the fundamental political principles, establishing the structure, procedures, powers and duties of the government, structure of the judiciary and legislature, and spells out the fundamental rights and duties of citizens.
Workers in Ghana went on strike 58 times from 1966 to 1967, 38 times in 1968, and 51 times in 1969. Strikers were fired and sometimes fired upon. [98] The latter happened at a gold mine in Obuasi in March 1969. [99] By August 1968, 66,000 workers (representing 10% of the national workforce and 36% of the Accra workforce) had lost their jobs. [100]
Occupy Ghana also known as Occupy Flagstaff House is a protest or pressure movement in Ghana which started online as #occupyflagstaffhouse or #occupyflagstaff, and generated into an offline protest.