Colleges of Education Teachers call off strike
Published:
3 months ago
Source:
GhanaWeb
The National Council of Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) has called off its over two months strike. A statement issued by the association indicated that the decision to call off the strike was taken at an emergency virtual national council meeting held on Tuesday, August 20, 2024.
"In an emergency virtual National Council meeting of the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) today, Tuesday, 20th August 2024, Council members have voted unanimously to call off the ongoing strike action of the Association with immediate effect," a part of the statement reads. The statement, which was signed by the national president of CETAG, Prince Himah, and acting national secretary of CETAG, Thomas Ampomah, said the government has given an assurance that their issues would be resolved following a meeting between the government team and representatives of CETAG at the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations on Monday, August 19, 2024.
"The assurances were confirmed in a meeting between the Government Team and representatives of CETAG at the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations (MELR) on Monday, 19th August 2024, in which the Government team gave a roadmap with clear timelines for fulfilling the outstanding concerns of CETAG," it added. The statement added that the team from the government outlined a roadmap with clear timelines for fulfilling the outstanding concerns of CETAG as follows:
1. The frozen July 2024 and August 2024 salaries shall be paid together at the end of August 2024.
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