The Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) is set to call off its nationwide strike following a meeting with the Ministry of Labour and Employment Relations (MLER) and the Fair Wages Commission on Monday, August 19.
The meeting aimed to address the concerns of CETAG members, who have been on strike for two months, halting academic activities at all 46 Colleges of Education across the country.
CETAG announced that academic activities will resume later this week, pending a council meeting. Additionally, July and August 2024 salaries are expected to be paid by the end of the month.
Minister of Employment and Labour Relations, Ignatius Baffour-Awuah, affirmed the government’s commitment to the agreed terms, stating, “I am appending my signature to signify the fact that I am committed, or the government team is committed to that which we have agreed to in this document.”
CETAG’s leadership also expressed their commitment to the agreement. “On behalf of over 2,000 members of CETAG, I assure the media and all present that CETAG is committed to what has been put on this paper, and therefore I wish to sign,” the CETAG leader stated.
CETAG’s strike, which began on June 14, was a response to the government’s delay in implementing the National Labour Commission’s (NLC) Arbitral Award Orders and negotiated service conditions. Their demands include the payment of one month’s salary for additional duties performed in 2022 and the application of agreed university allowance rates to deserving CETAG members.
