{"id":91022,"date":"2025-08-23T08:43:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-23T08:43:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=91022"},"modified":"2025-08-23T08:43:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T08:43:12","slug":"re-elected-icu-leadership-pledges-to-protect-workers-rights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=91022","title":{"rendered":"Re-elected ICU leadership pledges to protect workers\u2019 rights"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The General Secretary of the Industrial and Commercial Workers\u2019 Union (ICU), Ghana, Brother Morgan Ayawine, has reaffirmed his commitment to championing the rights and welfare of workers after securing re-election at the Union\u2019s 12th Quadrennial Delegates\u2019 Conference.<\/p>\n

Delivering his acceptance speech, Brother Ayawine expressed gratitude to God and to the Union\u2019s delegates, management, staff and members for the confidence reposed in him and the leadership. <\/p>\n

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He described the outcome of the elections as a victory for continuity, efficiency and progress, stressing that the re-elected executives remain resolute in advancing the Union\u2019s mandate.<\/p>\n

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Referencing attempts by what he called \u201cenemies of progress\u201d to destabilise the Union, Brother Ayawine noted that such efforts had been thwarted, paving the way for the ICU to consolidate its gains. \u201cThe strife is over, the battle is done; the victory of the Union is won,\u201d he declared, underscoring his determination to act as the \u201cBula Matari\u201d \u2014 the breaker of rocks \u2014 in defending workers\u2019 interests.<\/p>\n

The ICU General Secretary urged members to sustain their support and unity, highlighting that the protection of workers\u2019 rights remains the Union\u2019s foremost mission.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWorkers across Ghana look up to ICU-Ghana for the protection of their economic interests, and with all hands on deck, we shall move this great Union to the highest pedestal and make it the people\u2019s Union,\u201d he assured.<\/p>\n

Reiterating the Union\u2019s motto, \u201cUnity is Strength\u201d, Brother Ayawine pledged that the ICU would remain steadfast in defending the rights of Ghanaian workers, and prayed for God\u2019s protection over all delegates and members as they returned home from the conference.<\/p>\n

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He extended appreciation to ICU\u2019s legal counsels, social partners, the police service, the media, and UPSA\u2019s Vice-Chancellor, Professor John Kwaku Mensah Mawutor, for their support in hosting a successful conference. <\/p>\n

He also called for unity among all structures of the Union to ensure effective operations over the next four years.<\/p>\n

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At the conference held at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) on Friday, 22 August 2025, below are the new executive members;<\/p>\n