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The Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) has announced an indefinite strike, effective Thursday, January 2, 2025.
The decision was taken during an emergency National Council meeting held on Monday, December 30, 2024, and was communicated through a statement issued on December 31.
CETAG cited the government’s consistent failure to honour agreed-upon terms and the compulsory arbitration award issued by the National Labour Commission (NLC) on May 2, 2023, as the primary reason for the industrial action.
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The association emphasised that multiple warnings, including those issued on September 26 and December 23, 2024, were ignored, leaving them with no choice but to take this decisive step.
In the statement, CETAG underscored the severity of the situation, saying, “The National Council of CETAG wishes to state unequivocally that members of the union shall not under any circumstance return to the colleges to undertake any official duties, including teaching and supervision of project work and macro-teaching, until the last pesewa is paid into our accounts. This declaration of an indefinite strike action is in accordance with section 159 of the Labour Act, 2003 (Act 651).”
The strike is expected to disrupt academic activities across all 46 public colleges of education in Ghana, affecting thousands of students. CETAG’s grievances centre around what it describes as the government’s repeated breaches of trust and contractual obligations.
This development raises concerns about the impact on teacher training and the broader education sector, as stakeholders call for immediate intervention to resolve the impasse.
Meanwhile, the government and the NLC are yet to respond to the declaration.
