Union democracy and the challenge of globalisation to organised labour in Ghana

Abstract

Unions however find themselves involved in a stiff struggle to justify their relevance and legitimacy in the face of global and national policy environment that threatens their very existence and undermines their legitimate claims to decent working conditions.The rapid and unrestrained expansion of western capital through globalisation erodes jobs and narrows the ability of nations to create decent Box 8.1 The Content and Target of Workers' Struggles EXTERNAL FACTORS Government policies, institutions and legal framework Liberalisation and deregulation policies Political interference/manipulation Cooption Foreign employers Cost cutting measures, Union bursting techniques Management Capacity and commitment Union hostility and Worker repression

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