John Dramani Mahama has urged labour unions in Ghana to take a more active role in holding state-owned enterprises to account, warning that poor management could lead to their collapse and cost jobs.

Speaking at the country’s 2026 May Day celebrations, the president said organised labour, including the Trades Union Congress (TUC), should not remain passive when governance problems arise in public institutions.

He said mismanagement within state enterprises often has serious consequences for workers, who are typically the most affected when such organisations become unviable.

Mr Mahama called on unions to speak out and demand corrective action whenever they observe inefficiencies or irregularities.
“I urge the TUC and organised labour not to sit back and look on aloof when management and governing boards are mismanaging their enterprises,” he said. “Because when these enterprises collapse, it is the workers that suffer the most.”

Source:TheDotNews