Government races to end teachers’ strike as Education Minister holds crunch talks with unions

Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu is meeting the leadership of Ghana’s three major pre-tertiary teacher unions as government seeks to end the nationwide strike that has disrupted teaching and learning across the country.

Their grievances include unpaid promotion-related arrears, delays in negotiating a new Collective Agreement and the implementation of the Deprived Area Allowance.

The talks also come after the Controller and Accountant-General’s Department clarified its position on the promotion arrears.