The Ghana Federation of Labour (GFL) has clarified that the Trades Union Congress (TUC) no longer holds the legal status as the sole mouthpiece of organised labour in Ghana, following legislative changes made in 2003.

Speaking on Accra 100.5 FM's Ghana Yensom morning show on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, GFL General Secretary Abraham Koomson explained that the Industrial Relations Act of 1965 (Act 299), which designated the TUC as the accredited representative of the labour movement, was repealed and replaced with the Labour Act, 2003 (Act 651).

He noted that the original law was inconsistent with International Labour Organisation (ILO) Conventions 87 and 98, which promote freedom of association, and conflicted with the 1992 Constitution of Ghana.

Koomson pointed out that the Labour Act of 2003 replaced the TUC's monopoly with a broader concept of "Organised Labour." However, the new law did not provide a legal definition for Organised Labour, leaving a vacuum that the TUC, according to him, has continued to exploit by positioning itself as the sole representative of Ghanaian workers. "By law, the TUC is just one of many labour unions in the country.