This chapter investigates the activities of a Chinese mining company in the small-scale gold mining sector in a corner of Ghana. It questions the legality of its operations, given that small-scale mining is by law ‘reserved for Ghanaians’, and argues t
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Access to labour 0.166 0.722 0.392* 0.097 0.099 0.616 0.293*** 0.000 *,**,*** denotes parameter estimates are significant at 10%, 5%t and 1% respectively. The results also show that for male famers, access to credit facilities increases probability of being willing to pay for climate inform...
First, the lack of an organized labour market particularly in sub-Saharan Africa and income variability over time does not allow it to be a good estimate of SES especially in developing countries like Ghana. Income could also be underestimated in developing countries with a large informal sector ...
• Overly restrictive legislations such as the Industrial Relation Act of 1965, which hindered trade union activities, have been repealed with the passage of the Labour Act 2003 (Act 651). • The Insurance Bill has been proofread and gazetted and corrections are being effected. 60 ...
On the way from its farm origin to the retail store shelf in the consumer country, a cocoa bean is transformed in many steps requiring additional labour, energy, sugar, often dairy, and other inputs before it becomes a chocolate consumer product. Of the value added generated along the chain...
("Gold Fields") 45% interest in the Asanko Gold Mine (the "AGM") announced onDecember 21, 2023(the "Acquisition"). The no objection letter was issued by the Ministry in accordance with Section 52 of theMinerals and Mining Act,2006 (Act 703)and on t...
The term ‘Industrial Relations’ refers to the relationship between three actors, namely labour (trade unions), management and government. It has been observed that the nature of the industrial relations scene in a developing economy is often a crucial factor affecting development, especially in the...
without the total abandonment of farming. Farmers acknowledged that they engage more with secondary and auxiliary jobs during the minor season when the activities of pastoralists are high. Common jobs include engagement in off-farm casual labour (usually in cities), petty trading, management of micro...