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Ghana moves to standardise mining pay amid local-content drive

October 22, 2026
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  • Published On Oct 22, 2026 at 04:07 PM IST

The regulator has also been tasked with harmonising salaries, wages and employment conditions across the mining value chain and introducing a contractor classification system based on capacity />DAKAR: Ghana has ordered its mining regulator to standardise pay and employment conditions across the industry, a move that could ease union concerns over a planned shift of mining operations from multinational companies to local contractors by December.<br><br><!– PROMOSLOT_M –>* Africa’s top gold producer has directed miners to transfer operations to local contractors or face sanctions under local-content rules affecting major operators including Newmont , AngloGold Ashanti, Zijin and Ghana Manganese Company. Labour unions have opposed the policy, warning it could reduce workers’ pay and benefits<br><br><div class=” article-detail-ad-slot=”” captionrendered=”1″ data-src=”https://etimg.etb2bimg.com/photo/135116311.cms?mod=41904″ height=”442″ loading=”eager” src=”https://hr.economictimes.indiatimes.com/images/default.jpg” width=”590″></img></p> </div> <p>* The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources said late on Wednesday it had instructed the Minerals Commission to ensure no worker employed by a mining contractor suffers a cut in wages, benefits or conditions of service as a result of the shift from owner mining to contract mining</p> <p>* The regulator has also been tasked with harmonising salaries, wages and employment conditions across the mining value chain and introducing a contractor classification system based on capacity. It must complete the process and submit implementation proposals by November 30</p> <p>* The ministry said there would be “zero tolerance” for unfair labour practices, cartelisation, bid-rigging and fronting arrangements that undermine local-content objectives</p> <p>* The Minerals Commission did not immediately respond to a request for comment</p> <p>(Reporting by Maxwell Akalaare Adombila. Additional reporting by Christian Akorlie and Emmanuel Bruce in Accra. Editing by Mark Potter) </p> <div> <div> <ul> <li><a href=Reuters

  • Published On Oct 22, 2026 at 04:07 PM IST

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