The leadership of the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) is set to call off its nationwide strike.
This decision was reached at a meeting with the Ministry of Labour and Employment Relations (MLER) through the Fair Wages Commission today.
The meeting aimed to address the pressing concerns of CETAG members, who have been on strike for the past two months, leading to a complete halt in academic activities at all 46 Colleges of Education across the country.
The Association is expected to announce the resumption of academic activities later this week after a yet-to-be-held council meeting.
Additionally, salaries for July and August 2024 are to be paid by the end of this month.
“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,” Minister of Employment and Labour Relations, Ignatius Baffour-Awuah said.
The leader of the CETAG team at the table also said that “On behalf of over 2,000 members of CETAG I also want to assure the media and all that are here that CETAG is also committed to what has been put on this paper and therefore I wish to sign.”
On June 14, teachers in the various colleges of education laid down their tools, demanding better working conditions and remuneration packages.
This was in response to the government’s delay in implementing the National Labour Commission’s (NLC) Arbitral Award Orders and negotiated service conditions.
CETAG’s demands include the payment of one month’s salary to each member for additional duties performed in 2022, and the application of agreed rates of allowances payable to public universities to deserving CETAG members.
This strike affected 46 public colleges nationwide.
Source: myjoyonline
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