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Geneva — Delegates of the International Labor Organization recently adopted a resolution that adds “a safe and healthy working environment” to the United Nations agency’s framework on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work. Adopted June 10 during the 110th session of the International Labor Conference, the measure makes occupational safety and health the fifth element of the framework, joining: Freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining Elimination of all forms of forced or compulsory labor Effective abolition of child labor Elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation The Fundamental Principles and Rights…

At least three persons have been severely injured after a gas explosion incident at the Kumasi Shoe Factory in Atonsu Agogo on Friday, June 17. The incident which happened around 11:00am also left two cars burnt. The gas tanker is reported to have been discharging fuel into the company’s cylinder when it caught fire. This caused panic among many workers who rushed out to ascertain what was happening, resulting in the injury of the three victims. Fire fighters are battling the flames as the area has been cordoned from the public for safety. The injured have been sent to the…

Fire has gutted portions of the Kumasi Shoe factory at Atonsu in the Ashanti Region following a gas explosion on Friday, June 17, 2022. The fire reportedly started during a process to transfer gas into a cylinder at the company. Citi News’ Middle Belt Bureau Chief, Edward Oppong Marfo, said firemen responded promptly to the emergency call and ensured that the fire did not spread to adjoining buildings. “It [car] was trying to transfer the gas into the tank and in the process, it caught fire and spread to various areas within the Kumasi Shoe Factory… There are a number…

A Criminologist at the Department of Sociology and Social Work, KNUST, wants a quasi-judicial body to investigate police infractions at the Islamic Senior High School in Kumasi. Dr. Jones Opoku-Ware says rather than allowing the police to investigate the matter, the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) should take up the issue of police brutality. His comments follow the clash between the police and students at the Islamic SHS that led to the hospitalization of 38 students. Already, there have been calls for reforms in police management of unlawful assembling to minimize casualties. The police saw the demonstration by…

A “reckless” and dangerous driver who killed his brother and a friend in a crash has been jailed for six years. Jordon White, 20, made a dangerous overtaking manoeuvre at speed in his black Vauxhall Corsa while there were four other people inside. His car narrowly avoided an oncoming vehicle before he lost control and hit a tree on Toddington Road, Tebworth, Bedfordshire, at about 3.20pm on 18 January. His brother, Reece White, 23, and another passenger, Ellie Ogden-Hooper, 19, died in the crash. St Albans Crown Court heard on Friday that White had tried to blame his dead brother…

The Appiate Reconstruction Committee says actual reconstruction work of the Appaiate community, which was destroyed by explosives, would begin in mid-July. The Ghana Institute of Architect representative on the Appiate Reconstruction Committee, Charles Blankson Hemans said this when the committee led by a Deputy Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Bennito Owusu Bio, inspected the 95 percent completed surveying works at the site. Charles Blankson Hemans addressing journalists said 120 houses would be done by about three contractors and the surveyors have translated onto the ground 120 plots of land use plan as well as pre-contractual drawings. “We are happy with…

All the 16 remaining students who were hospitalised after the Police brutality at the Islamic Senior High School on Monday, have been discharged. According to the Deputy Education Minister, this brings to 38, the total number of students who have been discharged from various hospitals as of Tuesday, June 14 and they have all gone back to school to continue their academic work. Rev. Ntim Fordjour, disclosed this to the media and commended the staff of the various health facilities in Kumasi and other stakeholders who played various roles in the transportation, facilitation and treatment of the affected students. He…

The Ghana Police Service has promoted two of its personnel for effecting the arrest of another personnel carrying substances suspected to be Indian hemp, otherwise known as “wee”. The two officers promoted are Inspector Azumah Komla Justice and Cpl. Felix Diameh. “The Police Administration has promoted two officers, Inspector Azumah Komla Justice and No. 52543 G/L/CPL Felix Diameh for their role in effecting the arrest of No. 45638 G/Sgt Lotsu Agbeko, a police officer stationed at the Formed Police Unit (FPU) in Accra,” the Police said in a press release on Tuesday, June 14. The Service also commended the officers…

A policeman from the Tesano police station in Accra has been involved in an accident after he was given a hot chase by some uniformed men. The policeman, G/Sgt Lotsu Agbeko, who was in charge of his own Blue Black Toyota Corolla, with registration number GC 1069 – 09 failed to stop at a police checkpoint. The injured policeman was alleged to have been transporting dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp. The accident, which happened around the Kpeve mountains, saw the suspected policeman sustain injuries to his left hand. “The above police officer was transporting the suspected Indian hemp…

A woman may be in for a $5.2m (£4.2m) payout after she allegedly contracted a sexually transmitted infection while having sex in a car. The US woman, identified in court files as ‘MO’, said she caught the human papillomavirus (HPV) from having sex with her then-partner in his car. This week, the Missouri Court of Appeals upheld a judgment that awarded MO a hefty settlement – to be paid by Geico, which insured the vehicle. Geico is contesting the decision. According to court documents, MO said she learned she was infected with HPV in 2018, and claimed her former partner…