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The government has been at the negotiating table this year with several unions in the education sector to discuss how wages and arrears will be paid.
Due to these unresolved issues, the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), the University Senior Staff Association of Ghana (SSA-UoG) and the Federation of Universities Senior Staff Association have started an industrial strike and have pledged to suspend their services unless their demands are met.
Following several consultations, the National Executive Boards of the Association of Senior Managers of Universities of Ghana (SSA-UoG) and the Association of Senior Managers of the Federation of Universities suspended their strike action due to the decision of the National Labor Commission and stakeholder interventions to ensure resolution of all issues.
Earlier today, UTAG agreed to suspend its strike following an emergency meeting with the National Labor Commission (NLC) and the Ministry of Employment and Labor Relations. In addition, public sector workers have taken to the streets of Accra to protest an inadequate pay rise of around 4 to 7 percent.
Tonight on PM Express from Joy News, host, Aisha Ibrahim hired UTAG President Prof Charles Ofosu Marfo, Deputy Minister for Employment and Labor Relations Bright Wireko-Brobbey, Public Sector Union President Norbert Gborgbortsi and labor expert Austin Gamey to discuss social unrest and the jobs crisis.
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