The Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) has called off its two-month strike, as announced in a statement on Tuesday, August 20.

CETAG indicated, however, that if the government does not adhere to the agreed-upon road map, the strike could be resumed at the end of October 2024.

The strike, which began on June 14, was in response to the government's failure to implement promised arbitral awards and improve the conditions of service for its members.

According to the statement, CETAG’s decision to end the strike came after an emergency virtual National Council meeting on August 20, 2024, where members unanimously agreed to resume work immediately.

“The decision to call off the strike, according to the statement follows CETAG’s meeting with the Office of the Vice President on August 15, 2024, at the Jubilee House and the assurance given to stand surety for resolution of the impasse,” the statement read.

This resolution followed a meeting with the Office of the Vice President on August 15, 2024, at the Jubilee House, where commitments were made to address the issues.

CETAG has outlined specific conditions the government must meet to prevent a future strike.

“The frozen July 2024 and August 2024 salaries shall be paid together at the end of August 2024.

2. That, the offline migration of the staff shall be completed at the end of August 2024.

3. The offline migration data shall be sent to all 46 colleges of education for verification by individual staff before processing by the Controller and Accountant General’s Department (CAGD) in September 2024.

4. That, payment after migration will reflect in October 2024 salaries and that, the parties shall meet to agree on the payment plan for all arrears immediately.

5. That, the nomenclature to be used for migrating Senior Members of the Teaching staff shall be Assistant Lecturer, Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Associate Professor, and Professor in line with the affiliate universities’ Scheme of Service.

6. That, compensation for All-Year-Round work done in 2022 shall be paid by the end of August 2024, and, 7. That, all holders of researched Master’s degrees shall be migrated as Assistant Lecturers,” it added.