S. T. Nettey

In 1937, Nettey took up a job at the Public Works Department.^[3] Two years later, he was transferred to the Labour Department which had been established a year earlier.^[3] In 1950 he was appointed Labour Officer.^[7] He later rose through the ranks to become the Commissioner of Labour (Chief Labour Officer) in 1959.^[8][9] From 1960 to 1963, he was made the representative of the government of Ghana on the International Labour Organisation's governing body.^[3][5][10] Prior to his appointment as Commissioner for Labour and Social Welfare, he served in various administrative capacities in various firms.^[3] Some of which include Shell Ghana Limited, where he served as Personnel Manager.^[3][5] Nettey served as Commissioner (Minister) for Labour and Social Welfare from 1966 to 1969.^{[1][3][11][12][13][14][15]} Tettey was a member of the Ghana Association for the Advancement of Management.^[5]

Nettey loved to read, sing, and take pictures at his leisure time.^[5] His favourite sports were lawn tennis and football.^[5] He was a patron of the Accra Hearts of Oak football team.^[4] He died on Wednesday 21 November 2007 at the age of 98.^[4]