The National Labour Commission (NLC) has directed the leadership of the Colleges of Education Non-Teaching Staff Association of Ghana (CENTSAG) to call off their strike and return to engage with their employer, Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC), on their concerns.

The NLC ruled that CENTSAG did not follow due process before embarking on the strike, thereby rendering it illegal.

In a previous meeting at the invitation of the NLC, CENTSAG was directed to engage with their employers and return on the 30th of March to report the outcome to the Commission for a decision.

However, they failed to do so and rather rallied their members to embark on an indefinite strike.

Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) filed a complaint with the NLC for a declaration, as CENTSAG failed to exhaust all lawful mechanisms for the resolution of industrial disputes; and also failed to give the required seven clear days' notice of its intention to strike.

Following NLC’s ruling on Wednesday, 13 April 2022, the employer, GTEC, has invited CENTSAG to a meeting today, Thursday, 14 April 2022, subsequent to CENTSAG calling off the strike, as under the law, there can be no such engagement during a strike.

CENTSAG on Monday, 11 April 2022, embarked on an indefinite strike.

The strike follows what the association terms as the reluctance of the appropriate authorities to address issues relating to their demands for better conditions of service.

According to the association, issues including the non-payment of migration arrears, partial payment of Office Holding Allowances, wrong placement of first-degree holders and non-payment of Interim Market Premium arrears has necessitated their strike action.