The Deputy Director General of the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC), Francis K. E. Nunoo, has disclosed that significant progress has been made by the government in addressing the demands of the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG).
This is on the back of an earlier report where GTEC instructed all colleges of education nationwide to stay open while awaiting a final decision on the ongoing strike by the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG).
CETAG initiated a nationwide strike on June 14, citing the government’s failure to implement agreed-upon arbitral awards and other conditions of service for its members.
Speaking on Eyewitness News on Friday, August 16, 2024, Nunoo explained the rationale behind GTEC’s decision and emphasised the strides made by the government in meeting CETAG’s demands.
He stated that close to 80% of their demands have been met and urged them to return to the classroom.
“The government has done almost about 80% of what they have to do. So, rather let’s not close and call on them to go back to work, let’s focus our energy on that. Because release they brought, they are virtually almost done. You want all year-round payment, it’s being done and almost to the end of payment.
“You want a book and research allowance, it’s been paid. You want to be migrated … We have done almost 50% of it. So, at least they should be magnanimous enough to look at what the government has done and go back to work,” he stated.
Meanwhile, the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) extended an invitation to the leadership of CETAG for a meeting scheduled on Monday, August 19, 2024.
The meeting, according to a statement signed by the FWSC was initiated at the request of the Minister for Employment and Labour Relations, to address the ongoing concerns raised by CETAG members.
