The national Secretariat of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has announced a suspension of the indefinite strike actions but awaits the affirmation or otherwise from all members of the Association through voting.
It is recalled that UTAG initiated a nationwide strike action on October 10, 2024, calling on the government to take decisive steps in dealing with the existential danger posed by the menace of illegal mining, popularly referred to as galamsey.
As part of their demands, UTAG maintained that government repeal the LI 2464 that gives permission for mining in forest reserves.
This request remains paramount as UTAG explains that, the reckless mining in forest reserves and water bodies has affected the quality of food crops as well as aquatic lives, leading to deformation on offspring's of persons who have consumed products from the highly chemicalised mining communities.