The ongoing strike by the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) shows no signs of ending soon, as the government grapples with implementing the NLC Arbitration Awards demanded by the striking teachers.
CETAG has reiterated that they will only call off their strike when the government fulfills its promises.
According to the Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) between the leadership CETAG and the government signed on July 26, all the awards are expected to be implemented by the end of August.
However, according to CETAG, the strike will continue unabated until they see evidence of payments and implementation of the awards.
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As a result, colleges of education may have to restart their second semester for the 2023/2024 academic year, potentially beginning in September.
This, in turn, could lead to a delay in the admission process for the new academic year (2024/2025), which is scheduled to begin in October.
Furthermore, the lost contact hours due to the strike mean that students are ineligible to take any examinations until the industrial action is called off.
Again, students may be forced to feed themselves after September 7 if they are to still remain on campus, as that is when their feeding fees are due, and that is if the academic calendar is extended.
The final year students may also be forced to extend their rent in order to complete the semester, since they are residing outside campus.
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It is worth noting that, the National Labour Commission’s (NLC) legal action to halt the strike by seeking an injunction against CETAG’s industrial action on August 6 has been postponed by the court indefinately.
Therefore, with no immediate resolution in sight, trainees and other stakeholders will sadly have to continue to endure the disruptions caused by the strike.