The Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) is scheduled to meet the leadership of the three striking teacher unions on Tuesday, October 6, to negotiate their conditions of service, according to Minister of Education, Haruna Iddrisu.
According to Haruna Iddrisu, the government is committed to resolving the unions’ concerns and restoring normal teaching and learning.
Speaking at the 2026 Ghana Teacher Prize ceremony on Monday, October 5, Mr Iddrisu renewed his call on the unions to call off the strike and return to the classroom.
“May I renew my call to teachers that today is your day. As you celebrate your day today, be reminded that you’re the architects of your future. A strike action can disrupt that future. You must consider calling off the strike action and restoring normalcy,” he said.
Mr Iddrisu said the government, led by President John Dramani Mahama and supported by Vice President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, was committed to resolving the concerns of the teachers.
He said the FWSC had been given the mandate by the Minister of Finance to engage the unions on Tuesday to find an amicable resolution to the issues.
“The government of President John Dramani Mahama, with the support of Vice President Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, will seek to resolve your issues. I assure them that tomorrow [Tuesday], the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission has the full mandate of the Minister of Finance to engage with you to find an amicable way,” he said.
The Education Minister also announced that the 20 per cent deprived-area allowance would be paid after the validation of teachers eligible for the allowance is completed.
His comments follow the nationwide strike by teachers over demands for the payment of outstanding arrears, particularly those relating to promotions and other conditions of service.
The payment of promotion arrears has been a longstanding concern within Ghana’s pre-tertiary education sector, with teacher unions repeatedly calling on government to clear outstanding obligations owed to their members.
The latest assurance comes after three major teacher unions declared industrial action over the outstanding payments.
The Pre-Tertiary Education Teachers Association of Ghana (PRETAG), the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) and the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) announced the strike on September 25.
The unions have maintained that delays in settling the outstanding payments have caused frustration among teachers and have called for concrete action to resolve the matter.
Source:Fiilafmonline/CitiNews
