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The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has appealed to the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) to call off its indefinite strike, assuring that the government will resolve their outstanding concerns within two weeks.
The Minister for Education, Haruna Iddrisu, has appealed to the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) to call off its indefinite strike, assuring that the government will resolve their outstanding concerns within two weeks.
CETAG declared the nationwide strike on Monday, November 24, citing the government’s failure to fully implement the National Labour Commission’s (NLC) arbitral award issued on May 2, 2023.
The strike affects all 46 Colleges of Education across the country.
Addressing journalists after a meeting with CETAG leadership on Tuesday, November 25, the Minister said the government is committed to addressing the long-standing issues and urged the association to consult its members to head to the request.
“We are negotiating. There were issues for which the National Labour Commission made a declaration and award in CETAG’s favour, which have not been respected by the government since 2022. We will see how we can remedy the situation,” he said.
“I have asked them to consider calling off the strike and giving us two weeks to see what the state can do. It goes back to 2022, but we will fix it within the next two weeks. The ball is in their court.”
Meanwhile, the leadership of CETAG says it will consult its National Executive Committee on the minister’s request and convey the decision back to the ministry in the course of the week.
