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French Diplomats to go on Strike First Time in 20 Years

French diplomats will be embarking on a strike action for the first time in 20 years on Thursday, June 2, 2022, in protest against a perceived lack of recognition and reforms pushed by the President, which they said could damage France’s global standing.

The upcoming action won support from 500 Foreign Ministry civil servants in a newspaper opinion piece and also seen widespread backing from Senior Diplomats and Ambassadors on social media.

The strike is coming at a bad time for President Emmanuel Macron, as France holds the European Union presidency until the end of June 2022, with Mr. Macron seeking to play a leading role in the bloc’s response to Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and at the same time, look for fresh motivation to his presidential mandate.

Details of the Reforms

The public sector reforms will see the diplomatic career structure change, including scrapping a special status for Senior foreign Ministry officials, which will mean they would fall into a broader civil service category.

According to a strike notice for June 2, 2022, sent by Unions, it noted that “The reform of the Senior Civil Service is the latest attack on our professions, our expertise, our future”, adding that “This reform reflects an incomprehensible desire to undermine our ministry and risks permanently weakening our country’s ability to project and defend itself in the world”.

But Ministry officials played down the effect, and in a statement on May 19, 2022, Ministry Spokeswoman, Anne Claire Legendre, assured that solid guarantees were obtained to preserve the diplomatic profession and careers.

Third-largest Diplomatic Network

France boasts of the world’s third-largest diplomatic network with about 1,800 diplomats and, in total, about 13,500 officials working at the Foreign Ministry.

Half a dozen diplomats who spoke to the media said the reform is merely the culmination of years of malaise that saw staffing fall by about 20 percent since 2007, as well as repeated budget cuts just as the demands on the service increased. According to diplomats, conditions worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic. Macron’s past accusations of diplomats at times working against the executive, and a sense that the work of the Foreign Ministry is not always recognized, have also not gone down well.

A diplomat based overseas intimated that “There is a real feeling of incomprehension and disconnect from reality”, and as such, they at least want the strike to lead to a proper debate. Some averred Mr. Macron’s appointment of Career Diplomat, Catherine Colonna, as Foreign Minister is an effort to appease the diplomatic corps. One European Diplomat said the changes are sending a poor message overseas because they appeared to be downgrading the Foreign Ministry’s role, which is potentially harming long-term relations and expertise. “It’s like having a sports journalist analysing weather patterns”, the Diplomat pointed out.

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May 31, 2022
CLOGSAG Calls Off Strike

The Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana, (CLOGSAG) has today, May 12, 2022, called off its industrial strike action.

The Association asked its members to resume work after ending the 3-week strike which was embarked on to drive home its demand of the payment of the neutrality allowance allocated to its members by government.

According to the Association, the rationale to step down the industrial action was based on the fact that, the demand for the Ministry of Finance to direct the Controller and Accountant General to effect payment of the agreed allowance, was met on 11th May 2022.

“At its meeting held on Thursday, 12th May 2022, the National Executive Council (NEC) of the Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG) decided to call off the nationwide strike action by its members.”
CLOGSAG

Executive Secretary of CLOGSAG, Dr Isaac Bampoe-Addo

CLOGSAG then notified its members that by the decision taken, all of them should report back to work by Monday, May 16, 2022. The Association further used the opportunity to appreciate the resilience and the commitment of all its members during the period they called on government to attend to its demands.

“It portrays the sordid conditions under which our members have endured all these years. This brings home the fact that the conditions of service being enjoyed now have not been achieved on a silver platter.”
CLOGSAG

MPs were affected by CLOGSAG strike

Prior to the decision by CLOGSAG, the Vice Chairman of the Local Government Committee of Parliament, Suleman Adamu Sanid disclosed that every Member of Parliament was affected by the strike because there were so many things that the MPs were trying to process but couldn’t do due to the strike action by CLOGSAG.

Mr. Sanid averred that the impact of the strike hit Parliament, as Members of Parliament’s Local Government Committee couldn’t access their Common Fund because Local Government staff who were supposed to help with the documentation were on strike.

Vice Chairman of the Local Government Committee of Parliament, Suleman Adamu Sanid

Suleman Sanid then indicated that the committee will consider engaging the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) for a permanent solution to the problem and not just resolve it temporarily.

“We are looking at engaging the FWSC because they’ve been in existence for so long and we still have strike actions here and there. We want to engage them to really understand what is still holding them and causing some of these things so that as a country, we can see how to address this. If FWSC doesn’t have the necessary legislative tools, we can do that so that, this perennial issues of strikes here and there will be a thing of the past.”
Suleman Adamu Sanid

Members of CLOGSAG began an indefinite strike on Thursday, April 21, 2022 over the non payment of the neutrality allowance. CLOGSAG said it was noted that payment of the Neutrality Allowance they demanded had not been effected as agreed in spite of official reminders and follow ups to the Ministry of Finance.

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May 12, 2022
CLOGSAG Calls On Government To Fulfil Its Promise To Pay Neutrality Allowance

The Civil And Local Staff Association Of Ghana (CLOGSAG) has called on government to fulfil its promise to pay the neutrality allowance as it has failed to provide the promised payment plan for the allowance.

The group disclosed that it met with government and the National Labor Commission to resolve its concerns when government agreed to present a payment plan, but that has not been done.

The National Organizer for CLOGSAG, Emmanuel Acquah, speaking about the ongoing strike cautioned that until the government does the needful by paying the neutrality allowance, they will not return to work.

“You will recall that the NLC gave the government a directive to meet with us and come out with a payment plan. So, we were to report what had transpired between ourselves and government to NLC. However, when we went there, government needed extra 2 days because they said they were going to the cabinet on the next day, and they will get the payment plan directed.”
Emmanuel Acquah

According to the CLOGSAG National Organizer, the week ended and no feedback was given to the group either from government or the National Labor Commission. “So, that is where we are“. He recalled that after the meeting with government, the National Labor Commission’s Executive Secretary granted an interview to the media and told the media what had transpired at the meeting with the Commission indicating an end of the strike.

“And they emphatically stated that we are to call off the strike based on the payment plan they were to come up with. As we speak, nothing like that has come to our table and we are still on the strike.”
Emmanuel Acquah

Some members of CLOSAG

CLOGSAG strike continues unabated

Earlier, a statement by CLOGSAG averred that the two weeks strike action continues unabated. The Group enjoined members to be steadfast to the cause till the reason for them embarking on the strike is attended to.

“It should be noted that by the letter number GA3Vol.2 dated March 30, 2022, CLOGSAG declared its intention to embark on strike to press home its demand for the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) entered into with government on January 20, 2022.”
CLOSAG

The statement indicated that the action has become necessary as a result of government’s failure to fulfil its side of the agreement since February, 2022. According to CLOGSAG, the industrial action that has been taken is one that is legal and continues till further notice. It enjoined the members to be resolute and committed to the cause and stay at home until further notice.

The Civil and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana (CLOGSAG) has been on an industrial strike since April 21, 2022 over government’s failure to pay its members their neutrality allowance. According to CLOGSAG, despite official reminders and follow ups to the Finance Ministry, payment of the allowance has not been effected after more than three months as agreed.

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May 5, 2022
Labor Expert Calls On Gov’t To Address Payment of Civil Servants In Public Service

Labor Expert, Seth Abloso, has admonished government to address the wages and salaries civil servants in the public sector receive in the country.

Mr. Seth Abloso indicated that the Public sector workers are the least paid in the country, as such, a solution must be found to address their wages other than they demanding for the payment of some allowances.

Commenting on CLOSAG’s strike over the failure of government to pay its allowance and its engagement with the National Labor Commission (NLC) so far, he averred that the NLC is under the obligation to be neutral in this case. However, he intimated that the NLC agreeing to the payment of neutrality allowance in the first place, “is a little weird”.

According to Seth Abloso, the strike action by CLOSAG is as a result of government ignoring a 2020 advice from the Professor Yaa Ntiamoah Badu Emolument Committee, which urged government to take urgent steps to address disparities in wages and salaries in the public sector, to ensure that the workers work and live in dignity.

“The report was presented in June 2020. As we speak, no action has been taken on the report mentioned. We are in 2022, why has it not been implemented? We are waiting till 2023 or 2024 to form another committee.”
Seth Abloso

Address recommendations in report

Seth Abloso suggested that the President needs to be urged to look at the issue and admonished those who advise him on matters of labor, to see that he addresses every recommendation in the report from the Committee. “Parts of the report says that whatever increment workers are given, the President and those with him should not take more than that percentage.”

“The increases that the Article 71 officer holders take when recommendations go to Parliament, is in violation of the constitution because Article 108 of the constitution talks about settlement of Financial Market. Parliament has no capacity or authority to increase anything that is charged on the consolidated funds. So, for instance, when the Finance Minister presents a budget, Parliament can only decrease what the Minister presents, they cannot increase and its the same with the salaries.”
Seth Abloso

The Civil and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana (CLOGSAG) proceeded on strike today, April 21, 2022 over government’s failure to pay its members their neutrality allowance.

The Association in a statement noted that the neutrality allowance formed part of a Memorandum of Understanding entered into with the government on January 20, 2022. According to CLOSAG, despite official reminders and follow ups to the Finance Ministry, payment of the allowance has not been effected after more than three months as agreed.

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April 21, 2022
Court Grants Interlocutory Injunction Against UTAG Strike

The Labor Division of the Accra High Court has granted an interlocutory injunction application filed against the Universities Teachers Association of Ghana’s (UTAG) strike by the National Labor Commission (NLC).

The court, presided over by Justice Frank Aboadwe Rockson, today, February 15, 2022 halted the strike which is currently in its fifth week.
Per the orders of the court, UTAG must suspend its strike until the final determination of an application by the NLC, seeking to enforce its orders for UTAG to call off its strike and return to the negotiation table with the government is done.

Speaking to journalists after court proceedings, lawyer for the UTAG, Kwesi Keli-Deletaa, stated that the motion was seeking to enforce the directive of the labor commission which was filed before the injunction application was filed.

“In our view, the main motion which is seeking to enforce the directive of the NLC should have been heard first but the judge thought otherwise and decided that the injunction application should be heard first. The outcome of that application is what you all witnessed in court today. The judge decided to grant the interlocutory injunction application.”
Kwesi Keli- Deletaa

National President of UTAG, Professor Charles Marfo

The Lawyer for the UTAG noted that they are studying the court order that granted the National Labor Commission (NLC) an application against the strike, in order to take necessary steps accordingly on the next line of action.

“We are going to study the order and advise our clients accordingly. I wish to remind you that the main motion which is seeking to enforce the directive of the commission is still before the court. Hearing of that application has been adjourned to the 22nd. So, on the 22nd we will be back for the main motion to be heard.

“Let me repeat that the main motion is seeking to enforce the directive of the commission and the directive of the commission is that UTAG should go back to the classroom because the strike they had is illegal. So arguments will be heard on that we look for forward to that.”
Kwesi Keli-Deletaa

President must personally intervene

Earlier, Professor Ransford Gyampo, the General Secretary of the University of Ghana chapter of the UTAG called on President Nana Akufo-Addo to personally intervene to resolve their salary issues.

According to Professor Gyampo, UTAG does not trust any of the government officials to handle the situation and therefore, a call on the President to intervene.

Professor Ransford Gyampo, Associate Professor at University of Ghana

“By our own conduct and by our own conditions of service, we’ve not been able to speak forcefully about the fact that we don’t have many resources. Because if you look at how appointees behave and the resources that go to Article 71 officeholders and others, people look at all these things and make comparisons. It has gotten to that point where UTAG cannot trust any office appointees that are involved in this [negotiations].”
Professor Ransford Gyampo

Professor Gyampo indicated that Akufo-Addo in his final term of office, must chase after better legacies that will outlive him and the complete resolution of the teacher’s demands presents a great opportunity.

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February 15, 2022
UTAG, NLC Resumes Court Today

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) and National Labour Commission are expected in court today, Tuesday, February 15, 2022 over the industrial strike action by UTAG.

The Solicitor for UTAG, Keli-Delataa stated that the matter was adjourned for the legal argument to be heard but the judge decided to give the unions a little time to engage with stakeholders and then return to court.

Keli-Delataa indicated that UTAG would be ever ready to engage NLC when the right processes are followed.

“By law, the NLC has jurisdiction over labour matters and if the proper things are done, if proper procedures are followed we have no difficulty at all appearing before the NLC.”
Keli-Delataa

UTAG sign post

According to him, the reason teachers are in court is because the NLC says that the declaration of the strike by UTAG is illegal.

“We say that it is not illegal and if we have the opportunity, we will prove to the court and the Ghanaian public why the NLC is wrong.”
Keli-Delataa

UTAG still on strike

Prior to this, the striking members of the University Teacher’s Association of Ghana as of yesterday, February 14, 2022, stated that they will not return to the lecture halls until the government meets their demands of better conditions of service.

“There was the issue that because of the worsening economic conditions, the government should give us an interim market premium of 114% of our current basic so that when the substantive issue is done, then our members will be put back so that they are not worse off. And we have had a couple of meetings, but we have still not been able to reach any form of agreement. More specifically we don’t have any offer from the government to our members.”
UTAG

According to UTAG, in its communiqué issued on the 10th January, 2022, it stated clearly that the employer or government should expedite action with regard to its demands so that the academic calendar is not affected, but unfortunately that has not happened.

“And so long as our demands are not satisfied, we will continue with the strike.”
UTAG

Empty lecture halls

This follows the strike action embarked on by UTAG to demand proper conditions of service. Following the prolonged action, some stakeholders have urged the government to close down all Public Universities across the country.

It has been weeks since members of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) embarked on this industrial strike and according to the stakeholders, UTAG is yet to achieve any significant progress in negotiating a settlement to the impasse with its employers, leaving majority of students on campuses with not much to do.

Notable among the stakeholders is EduWatch which averred the students have had no academic direction since they arrived in the Universities to meet a University community without academic activity or supervision by their lectures and counselors due to the strike.

“Their continuous stay on campus without academic activity has economic and social consequences on them and their families back home, as they continue to incur expenditure they otherwise wouldn’t have incurred if they were home.”
EduWatch

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February 15, 2022
Campuses Have Become Directionless- GRASAG PRO

The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Graduate Students’ Association of Ghana (GRASAG), Ebenezer Yao Agbenyo, has intimated that the activities on the various university campuses have become directionless.

According to the PRO, the current state of students in the country’s universities are hopeless as academic work has stalled for barely a month since students reported to their respective campuses across the country.

“Campuses have become directionless as there is no direction, there is nothing going on there because of the strike. Students have become water without containers. Basically, students are just roaming and playing around as they have nothing to do. They are just singing jama songs all the time and this is a sad situation.”
Ebenezer Yao Agbenyo

Admitting that tertiary students have a high level of discipline and can study on their own, he indicated that personal studies have become impossible as there are no course outlines and references for students to use.

Ebenezer Agbenyo averred that the first year students are the ones suffering the most and are roaming around aimlessly on campus because they have no idea of what to do.

“The first years don’t even know what’s happening in a semester. If they sit down what are they going to learn? What are they going to follow?”
Ebenezer Yao Agbenyo

Empty lecture halls

UTAG Demands, Not Extraordinary

The GRAGSAG PRO stated that the demands of UTAG are not extraordinary and urged government to fulfill its pledge for lecturers to return to the classroom for teaching and learning to begin.

Ebenezer Agbenyo lamented that government lacks commitment and asserted that the silence from government over the period is a worry.

“With this silence from government, we don’t know whether they are going to heed to the calls or not. We are hoping that government will listen and do the right thing so the lecturers [can] go back to the classroom to avoid schools being closed down.
Ebenezer Yao Agbenyo

Touching on a possible shut down of the schools, he averred it’s his prayer it doesn’t reach that stage because there will be a lot of consequences.

“Because people are doing their research work and it will come to a halt. Those who have to graduate will have to shift their graduation to another time. The undergraduates who have internship will also have to shift it.”
Ebenezer Yao Agbenyo

Meanwhile, the National Labour Commission (NLC) has sued the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) for their strike again.

According to the court writ, the NLC prayed the court for an Order for Interlocutory Injunction compelling UTAG whether by itself, its executives, officers, members, agents, servants , employees or other persons to comply with the directive of the National Labor Commission dated 13th of January 2022.

The NLC ruled that the strike by UTAG was illegal but UTAG insisted they weren’t going to return to the classroom. Earlier negotiations between the state and UTAG last week broke down, compelling the NLC to seek intervention from the courts.

But the court action was dropped to allow for the parties to return to the negotiations table but has been taken up again.

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January 28, 2022
Industrial Relations Isn’t Built Around Tension- Austin Gameh

Labor Expert, Austin Gameh, has intimated that industrial relations isn’t built around unnecessary tension and as such the ongoing industrial actions must be negotiated properly.

The Labor Expert employed the Labor Unions and the Employers to learn the art of negotiation and the impartiality that goes with it so that they will prevent industrial actions.

“This is industrial relation and we don’t build relationship with uneccesary tension around it. That is why the body[NLC] that has been set up is described and legally called impartial.”
Austin Gameh

According to Austin Gameh, the employer [NLC] has a key role to play in resolving the action by the Unions because of the totality of information at their disposal.

“The workers [Unions] may know in parts but you have it whole, so share that relevant information with them and make them feel inclusive. The spirit of industrial relations is about inclusivity.”
Austin Gameh

Austin Gamey urged the Labor Unions, stakeholders and employer to stand together in facilitating matters and admonished all parties to resolve the industrial actions amicably.

UTAG to meet with members

Meanwhile, members of the University Teachers Association of Ghana(UTAG) have revealed that they will hold meetings at the various local levels to consider returning to work.

The National President of UTAG, Professor Solomon Nunoo, stated that the meeting is necessary to allow them give feedback to its members. He revealed that it is only after the meeting that the Union will decide to halt or proceed with its strike action.

“So, across the country we are reporting back to our members so that we can look at the way forward.”
Professor Solomon Nunoo

Explaining why the NLC declared the strike as illegal, Prof. Nunoo disclosed that UTAG, according to NLC, was expected to give some days notice which it did but unfortunately didn’t get to the appropriate person.

“That is what they took into consideration. So, based on that action, they declared that the strike is illegal.”
Professor Solomon Nunoo

This was after the National Labor Commission (NLC) declared the strike as illegal and asked that it should be called off after its meeting with the Teacher Union and government. The NLC also directed that the Union returns to the negotiation table and reach a consensus.

CETAG Strike still holds

In a related development, the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) has stated that its strike will remain in force until its members meet to take a decision on the way forward.

General Secretary of the of CETAG, Nathan Ohene Gyan, stated that the Union has informed the stakeholders within the Association and for that reason, the Union will be having meeting on Monday to consider the declaration of the NLC.

“We are waiting for official documentation on that effect so that we can study the minutes very well then we will speak to our legal team then the Association will take a decision on Monday.”
Nathan Ohene Gyan

He stated that in the interim, the strike still holds till the Association arrives at a decision.

“I, being a Secretary, cannot stand my grounds and issue a release that we are calling off the strike. What is going to happen is that we will present the issues that has happened over the period to the stakeholders so they have a broader bird eye view.”
Nathan Ohene Gyan

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January 14, 2022
FWSC Calls On UTAG To Suspend Strike

The Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) has called on the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) to immediately call off its strike and return to the negotiation table.

Speaking on the action by UTAG, the Chief Executive Officer of FWSC, Benjamin Arthur, posited that UTAG is violating the labour laws with the ongoing strike.

“So I am appealing to them to call off the strike. Come, if you want to meet us. [The]National Labour Commission has intervened in the matter, so what is the essence of the strike. So, if NLC has intervened, they must obey the labour law and call off the strike.”
Benjamin Arthur

Benjamin Arthur disclosed that his outfit has given UTAG the opportunity to study the Labour Market Survey (LMS) report and give a feedback and as such nothing stops them from bringing alternatives if they find no implementation plan.

“You are our partners at the workplace, you could easily suggest something. Must you go on strike? Now coming back to the pay, trust me every worker in Ghana deserves his or her pay and I wish they are made better but the ability to pay remains a key constraining factor and you must understand.”
Benjamin Arthur

UTAG on Monday, January 10, 2022 began an indefinite strike in response to what it describes as the worsening conditions of service of the university teachers and the failure of the employer in addressing the plight of UTAG members within the agreed timelines.

Negotiation can deal with grievances

According to Benjamin Arthur, the grievances of the lecturers can best be dealt with through negotiations rather than strike. He posited that the terms and conditions of service cannot be negotiated on their terms alone and negotiations cannot also happen in their absence.

“We cannot have it that when one party is somewhere and the other too is somewhere. So, we would have to meet and show good faith to each other. We have national labor commission; we have arbitrators and mediators but we would have to meet at all cost to negotiate on matters.”
Benjamin Arthur

He disclosed that there are several avenues that is of concern to them which he thinks when deliberated will bring fruitful results.

However, the National President of UTAG, Professor Solomon Nunoo has defended the Union’s decision to embark on the strike and insists that the Association is opened to dialogue contrary to accusations of taking an entrenched position.

“Going on strike is one of the legal things available to every labor union in pressing home their demands.”
Professor Solomon Nunoo

He indicated that UTAG’s interest is to view the LMS report and its implementation since that’s what they are concerned with

Professor Solomon Nunoo averred that the FWSC’s CEO is new in the job and has been in the office for about a week and as such is not privy to some of the discussions that have already gone on.

“A lot of discussions have gone on where they agreed to implement [payment] in December and if I am not seeing any implementation strategy, then the whole story changes. If government says it doesn’t want to see market payment, put it on paper then the discussion will go on.”
Professor Solomon Nunoo

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January 12, 2022
TEWU To Withdraw Services Over Allowance Payment

The Teachers and Education Workers Union (TEWU) has announced withdrawal of their services from tomorrow, January 5, 2022.

Speaking at a presser today, Tuesday, January 4, 2022, the General Secretary of TEWU, Mark Denkyira Korankye, stated that the over 35, 000 members are withdrawing their services to demand the payment of 600 cedis each for professional development allowance.

Commenting on the allowance payment, he averred that the Union went to the Ministry of Education and have written and given all the justifications that is required concerning the payment but that hasn’t yielded any results.

Mark Korankye revealed that a committee was to be formed to tackle the matter but that also has not been effective.

“The Minister said we should liaise with the Ghana Education Service management and we have engaged them. In fact, in the wisdom of the management of GES, they said let us put together a technical committee to look at the issues and give appropriate recommendations”.
Mark Denkyira Korankye

Negotiations should’ve been completed in 2021

According to Mark Korankye, negotiations was supposed to have been completed in September last year but as at January 2022, the committee has not even met let alone to make recommendations for consideration.

“So, we feel that this feet dragging is on purpose maybe to deny our members of this right and that this is why we think that we must push and move to the next step where that one will compel management to sit and conclude any discussion with us on this matter.”
Mark Denkyira Korankye

Mark Korankye indicated that although the schools are re-opening tomorrow there will not be caterers to cook for the students due to the strike.

Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II

Otumfuo on teachers strike

This strike comes about despite the plea by Otumfuo Osei Tutu II yesterday, January 3, 2021 for unions to use dialogue to resolve its concerns and not strike. The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II admonished the teachers to adopt an improved way of negotiation rather than resorting to strike whenever their concerns are not addressed.

Addressing members of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) at their 6th Quadrennial National Delegates conference, the Ashanti ruler asserted that school children are the ones who face the consequences of such actions and not politicians.

Otumfuo Osei Tutu mentioned that while he will always urge moderation in the face of the national economic realities, he will nonetheless, urge policy makers to ensure that the status of teachers truly reflect the level of importance it attaches to their place in society.

Commenting on Otumfuo’s appeal, the TEWU General Secretary posited that despite their agreement with his point, he thinks that if the Union does not take the necessary steps the rights of its members will be trampled upon and “it is not right to do so, that is why we have come to this end”.

“Otumfuo righty appealed that dialogue and consensus building is what we need. We have given all these opportunities. We wrote to GES, they responded and invited us to a meeting, they said lets form a technical committee and it has taken already four months without the first meeting”.
Mark Denkyira Korankye

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January 4, 2022