The Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) has embarked on an indefinite strike, citing delays in the payment of outstanding arrears of allowances owed to its members.
In a statement dated June 3, CETAG alleged that the government has disregarded a directive by the National Labour Commission (NLC) to honour the payments, including research allowances, which are in arrears.
The association stated, “NLC and the Ministry of Education have denied CETAG members what is due us based on the Compulsory Arbitration Award issued on 2nd May 2023 in violation of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana, which makes it obligatory for all state institutions to respect the rule of law.”
CETAG also claimed that the salary of its national president has been frozen since August 2023, and some members have not been paid without justifiable cause.
The association emphasized that the strike will not be called off until their concerns are addressed. “We wish to state unequivocally that the union shall no longer countenance any further violations of our rights as workers by any authority under the 1992 Constitution of Ghana. Therefore, we implore the NLC, the Ministry of Education, and FWSC to uphold the Constitution of Ghana and the Labour Act, 2003 (Act 651).”
CETAG affirmed, “The union wishes to affirm our decision to proceed on strike by notifying our Employer that we will not call off our strike action until all the outstanding Compulsory Arbitration Awards and related concerns raised in this notice are settled through payments to our members.”
