The Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) is on the verge of ending its prolonged strike after signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the government.

The strike, which began on June 14 due to the government’s failure to implement agreed-upon arbitral awards and service conditions mandated by the National Labour Commission (NLC), has left campuses across the country deserted and students stranded for over two months.

Following the MoU signing, CETAG’s National Trustee, Maxwell Bunu, expressed optimism about the resolution of the strike, stating that most of the association's key concerns had been addressed.

He indicated that a final decision on whether to call off the strike would be made after further consultations with CETAG’s leadership.

“The issue of all-year-round work and then the de-freezing of the July salary and the payment of the August salary—I think all these concerns have been addressed,” Mr. Bunu stated.

He continued that: “As a National CETAG Trustee, I don’t think it would be prudent for CETAG to remain on strike. We will go back and convey all the issues discussed and approved by the officials here, so that by the close of tomorrow, with consultation with the council, I think we will do the needful because we cannot continue to be on strike forever.”

Minister of Employment and Labour Relations, Ignatius Baffour Awuah, also assured the public that plans have been set in motion to make up for the lost academic time.

He urged students who had left campus due to the strike to return promptly so that academic activities could resume without further delay.

“I want to plead with our students, who perhaps may have gone home as a result of the strike action, to hurry up and return to school so that academic work can resume.

“PRINCOF and CETAG have been tasked to work together to ensure that the hours lost are made up in a very short time, so it does not affect the next academic year,” Mr. Baffour Awuah stated.