AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' UNION (GAWU) vs. LABOUR DEPARTMENT

Title: AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' UNION (GAWU) vs. LABOUR DEPARTMENT Date: 2013-02-20 Court: National Labor Commission(NLC) ___________ AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' UNION (GAWU)vs.LABOUR DEPARTMENT[NLC]Our Ref: NLC/C-537/2011/2013/69F DATE: 20TH FEBRUARY, 2013FOR THE COMMISSON:OPANIN OBENG-FOSU (MEMBER NLC)DECISION FACTS: In a letter dated 21st November, 2011 which was received on 22nd November, 2011 the General Agricultural Workers' Union of GTUC hereinafter referred to as GAWU complained to the National Labour Commission hereinafter referred to as the Commission that the Labour Department rushed through a "verification exercise at Twifo Oil Palm Plantation (TOPP) while they were still discussing the impropriety of such an exercise and sought the intervention of the Commission to declare nuil and void the withdrawal of GAWU'S Collective Bargaining Ce...