Abstract:
The resulting labor market transformations imposed by adjustment of national
economies prompt changes in the organizational strategies of labor movements. Such
strategies impact union governance and undermine union democracy. Strategies adopted
by the Ghana Trades Union Congress (GTUC) and its national affiliates to cope with the
fall-out of economic adjustment since the late 1980s included the expansion of union
coverage and modifications in internal union structures to improve avenues for female
and rank and file interest representation. This paper raises the major features of the
challenges posed by globalization and discusses the implications of union extension into
the informal economy as a response to these challenges.
