2 years ago
The Minority in Parliament has referred to as on authorities to make certain that the needs of the putting instructors are met or it sees to it that the Ghana Education Service (GES) shuts down all pre-tertiary colleges withinside the u . s . a ..
On Monday, July 4, 2022, 4 trainer unions which include the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), the Coalition of Concerned Teachers (CCT), and the Teachers and Educational Workers Union (TEWU) declared an indefinite strike over the authorities’s failure to pay Cost of Living Allowance (COLA) to members.
As a result, there has been no coaching and studying in pre-tertiary public colleges at some point of the u . s . a . starting today.
Speaking to reporters in Parliament withinside the afternoon, Builsa South Member of Parliament (MP) Clement Apaak demanded on behalf of the Minority that authorities straight away cope with the wishes of the putting instructors.
“The trainer unions after failing to get the eye of presidency to cope with their cope with to be paid the Cost of Living Allowance additionally referred to as COLA has determined to embark on a national strike. As we communicate today, near 7 billion college students are presently now no longer profiting from coaching and studying.
“Clearly, that is due to the authorities’s lack of ability to satisfy those duties and to be proactive in addressing the wishes and needs of Labour unions which include the academics,” Clement Apaak advised reporters.
Reacting to the Ghana Education Service (GES) launch directing college heads to maintain colleges open, the Minority MP stated it isn't always the first-class decision.
He stated Minority desires to see authorities final all public pre-tertiary colleges after seventy two hours if the troubles aren't resolved for the academics to name off their strike action.
“One head trainer on my own can not take care and steady the protection of a whole college so we need to induce the authorities to straight away cope with the worries of the academics so they can move again to the school rooms with none in addition delay. If this is going on past to a few days it'll be recommended for the GES to direct that the colleges be closed down for the protection and protection of the college students,” Clement Apaak added.
From the statistics gathered, the management of the diverse trainer unions will on Wednesday, July 6, 2022, meet with the Ministry of Employment and Labour members of the family to talk about the manner forward.
Total Comments: 0