Trades Union Congress (TUC) of Ghana

The Trades Union Congress building in West Ridge stands out for its curved, mid-century concrete facade that seems to tilt toward the street. It rose in the nineteen sixties as a physical anchor for Ghana's organized labor movement following independence. President Kwame Nkrumah pushed for this centralized headquarters to unify various worker groups under one roof. During the nineteen eighties, the building became a flashpoint for labor protests against economic reforms, with thousands of workers gathering in the plaza to demand better conditions.