CETAG Threatens Strike Over Government's Non-Compliance with NLC Ruling

The Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) is giving the government an ultimatum to fulfill its obligations regarding staff migration and compensation by Friday, December 20, 2024. CETAG accuses the government of failing to implement the staff migration and pay compensation for all-year-round work, as directed by the National Labour Commission (NLC) last year in an arbitral award .

According to CETAG President Maxwell Bunu, the government has been unresponsive after their previous strike, which was called off on August 20, 2024. He stated that only four colleges out of 46 have received their full payment for the All-Year-Round Compensation (AYRC), which was supposed to be paid by August 31, 2024.

CETAG considers the government's actions to be a deliberate attempt to deny them their rightful compensation. Mr. Bunu emphasized that CETAG will not tolerate the persistent violation of its members' economic rights by the employer. If the government fails to respond to their appeal, CETAG will consider taking further action, which may disrupt academic activities.