The Colleges of Education Teachers Association(CETAG) have ended the 3-week nationwide strike that was held due to government's failure to pay arrears owed them since October 2016.
The end of the strike action was necessitated by several calls and an assurance from government that the said arrears will be paid by April 2018.
The General Secretary of CETAG, Prince Obeng-Himah said that despite the fact that they expected the payment on an earlier date, they are somewhat satisfied with the agreed date, thus all the teachers will return to their classrooms on Thursday.
“After almost seven hours of closed-door discussions, we came to some agreements which we committed to paper yesterday [Tuesday]. Three national officers of CETAG signed and three Cabinet Ministers – the Employment and Labour Relations Minister, the Education Minister and a deputy Finance Minister – also signed for the government. The details of the agreement were that the salaries in question would be paid by government, specifically, in the first quarter [of 2018],†he said.
The teachers of all 38 colleges of education embarked on a strike which resulted in the closure of the colleges. Despite several calls from the Finance Minister, the National Labour Commission, and the general public to end the strike for the sake of students, the association refused to do so until they see the government act accordingly.
Read also:Â Â College of Education teachers reject calls to end strike by Ken Ofori Atta
 NLC pleads with teachers of colleges of education to end Strike
Teachers of Colleges of Education on Nationwide strike
www.primenewsghana.com/Â Ghana News