The National Tripartite Committee, comprising Government, Employers and Organised Labour, has successfully concluded negotiations on the National Daily Minimum Wage for 2027 and 2028.
Following extensive consultations and constructive dialogue, the Tripartite Partners have agreed to adopt a multi-year negotiation framework to promote predictability in wage determination, facilitate medium-term planning and budgeting, protect workers’ incomes and sustain industrial harmony.
The Partners have unanimously agreed on a National Daily Minimum Wage of GH¢25.04 effective 1st January 2027, and GH¢28.79 effective 1st January 2028.
Notwithstanding the multi-year agreement, the Tripartite Partners have agreed that where there are material changes in key economic indicators, including inflation, exchange rates and economic growth, the Committee shall reconvene to review the agreed National Daily Minimum Wage as circumstances may require. Any adjustment shall be undertaken through tripartite consultations, guided by credible economic data and determined by consensus among the Parties.
All establishments, institutions or organisations whose daily minimum wages are below the new National Daily Minimum Wage should adjust accordingly effective 1st January 2027.
The Tripartite Partners reaffirm their commitment to improving workers’ living standards, promoting productivity, protecting employment, sustaining business competitiveness and strengthening industrial harmony.
The Committee has commended all Parties for the cooperation and understanding demonstrated throughout the negotiations and called upon employers to comply fully with the agreed National Daily Minimum Wage. The tripartite committee has also urged the government to make the National Daily Minimum Wage tax exempt.
The communiqué was issued jointly on 10th November 2026 by Hon. Emmanuel Kwadwo Agyekum, Minister for Labour, Jobs and Employment; Hon. Thomas Nyarko Ampem, Deputy Minister for Finance; Nana Dr. Emmanuel Adu-Sarkodee Afriyie, President of the Ghana Employers’ Association; and Mr Joshua Ansah, Secretary-General of the Trades Union Congress.
