The Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA) is attempting to implement a minimum wage for its members. This choice was made during the September 5–8, Erata Hotel in Accra, Ghana, MUSIGA National Capacity Building Workshop for the Union’s National Executive Council members. The program included a wide range of subjects, such as contractual agreements, MUSIGA gender policy, collective bargaining agreements, and improving financial management in MUSIGA.
The Collective Bargaining Agreement (C.B.A.), according to Thomas Dayan, the deputy general secretary of FIM who oversaw talks on it, is a measure used by musicians’ unions to ensure a minimum wage for their members. He pointed out that Senegal, which has a minimum pay for members of the Senegal Association des Métiers de la Musique (AMS), has set the standard for minimum wages in West Africa. Mr. Dayan mentioned that MUSIGA is able to take such action because it is a member of the Union of Informal Workers Associations (UNIWA) of T.U.C. In order to do this, MUSIGA will speak with venue owners, event planners, and employers of musicians about the specifics of such a deal.
On his part, Jonas Franzen, the head of international relations for the Swedish Musicians Federation (SMF), discussed communication and financial management challenges and shared SMF experiences. Alhaji Sidiku Buari, a former vice president of FIM and president of MUSIGA, gave the workshop’s closing remarks and instructed the attendees to return to their home regions and share the knowledge they had gained with their local memberships. Additionally, he expressed gratitude to FIM for their support of MUSIGA since 2000.
SOURCE: https://dew360.net
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