Informal Waste Workers Union launched to promote welfare of members 

“The formation of the National Informal Waste Worker Union is therefore a lawful exercise of constitutional and statutory underpinnings, and government fully recognizes this important development,” he said, pledging government commitment to safe workplaces, social dialogue, and inclusive employment for the sector.

The Green Africa Youth Organisation (GAYO), together with the government and development partners, have officially launched the Ghana National Union for Informal Waste Workers.

Priorities going forward included strengthening the union’s institutional capacity, expanding partnerships with Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs), improving access to social protection and occupational health services, and integrating waste workers more fully into Ghana’s circular economy and Extended Producer Responsibility systems.