The empire left but the low wages stayed
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The empire left but the low wages stayed

Dr. Ebo Afful
Published September 28, 20268 min read

The British Empire may have departed Ghana nearly seven decades ago. But some argue that one of its most enduring legacies still arrives at the end of every month in workers' pay packets. When the Deputy General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), Dr Kwabena Nyarko Otoo, recently contended that Ghana's persistently low wages are rooted in colonial labour policies, he reignited a debate that cuts to the heart of the nation's economic history.

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