The Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) has declared an indefinite strike starting Thursday, January 2, 2025.

This decision was reached during an Emergency National Council meeting held on Monday, December 30, 2024, according to a statement issued by the association on December 31.

CETAG stated that the strike follows prior warnings issued on September 26 and December 23, 2024, which the National Labour Commission (NLC) failed to address.

The association explained that the government’s repeated breach of agreed-upon terms and failure to honor the compulsory arbitration award issued by the NLC on May 2, 2023, left them with no choice but to take this action.

“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).”