Ghana
Ghana consistently recorded a 5% GDP growth for over a decade without any significant reduction in the incidence of poverty. Low incomes remain one of the main features of the labour market in Ghana. After almost 20 years of structural adjustment, many Ghanaians still earn less than $1.00 a day. The Ghana Living Standard Survey (GLSS4, 1998/99) found that an average individual in the poorest 20 percent of the Ghanaian population earned US$69 per annum while an average household in the poorest 20 percent of the population earned $409 per annum. The national average household income and per capita incomes were $947 and $220 respectively.
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Submitted by:
Trades Union Congress (Ghana)
Hall of Trade Unions
P.O. BOX 701
Accra, Ghana
Tel: (+ 233) 21 662568
(+ 233) 21 669675
Fax: (+ 233) 21 667161
Email: tuc@ighmail.com
Update posted May 19, 2004.
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