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Forty years of promoting democracy, social justice and peace in Ghana :
(1969 - 2009)
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Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung@ 40 in Ghana FES also facilitated dialogue between organised labour and the Committee on Employment, Social Welfare and State Enterprises on the Labour Bill culminating in the passage of the Labour Act of 2003, Act 651. Formation of a labour caucus in Parliament, as an initiative of FES, would no doubt be helpful in shoring up the tenets of the Labour Act and in fostering industrial harmony for accelerated development. Publication in 2004 of the first guide book of Parliament titled'A Guide to the Parliament of Ghana' funded entirely by FES represents yet another feather in its cap. In the preface to the Guide Book, this was what the Clerk to Parliament then had to say,The Friedrich Ebert Stiftung(FES), Ghana, deserves very special mention for kindly supporting the Parliamentary Service of Ghana in the publication of this Guidebook The guide book saves Parliament huge sums of money which otherwise it would have had to invest in the preparation and printing of flyers on the activities of Parliament for distribution to stakeholders and the numerous visitors to the House. The book also serves as an interface between Parliament and civil society. FES also extended its collaboration to the organisation of induction workshops/seminars to introduce new Members to the procedure, rules, practice and management of Parliament as well as serve as a refresher for their older colleagues. Without such an induction the task of getting newly elected Members to learn at first hand the complicated procedures of Parliament would have been quite arduous. As a people-centered institution, Parliament formulated a public awareness programme to make the public take full advantage of the services and opportunities offered by Parliament for promotion of peoples' rights and wellbeing. This initiative received significant support between 2005 and 2008 through FES cooperation 22