May Day Declared a Public Holiday in Ghana for Thursday, May 1, 2025

MAY DAY OR PAYDAY? Ghana’s workers aren’t just marching; they’re declaring war on empty promises. This isn’t a celebration… it’s an ultimatum.

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April 30, 2025

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  • Workers revolt – May Day becomes battleground for fair pay and safety

  • TUC leads charge – All sectors unite for massive protests

  • No more empty promises – Labor vows to fight until demands are met

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May 1st, 2025 will shut the country down. Workers’ Day is now official, mandated by the Ministry for the Interior under the Public Holidays Act. The order, signed by Interior Minister Muntaka Mohammed Mubarak, is absolute: no work, no excuses. But not everyone follows rules. Who will dare to defy it?

“The general public is hereby reminded that Thursday, May 1, 2025, is a statutory public holiday and should be observed as such throughout the country,” the statement emphasized.

May Day burns bright as Ghana’s day of worker power. Not just parades and speeches, but raw defiance against exploitation. This year, economic turmoil fuels the fire as laborers demand fair wages, safe jobs, and dignity that doesn’t come with a receipt.

The streets will shake. The Trades Union Congress (TUC) prepares to unleash the main event, with location and battle cry to be revealed. Every sector will answer the call construction workers still smelling of cement, market traders hoarse from haggling, teachers with chalk dust still on their sleeves. Their message? Ghana runs on worker sweat, and the account is overdue.

This is no passive holiday. It’s a revolution wearing festival colors. When the last speech fades, the real work begins keeping the pressure on until promises become paychecks, until ‘workers’ rights’ stops being political theater and starts being reality.


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