The Minister of Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has disclosed that his ministry is currently engaging the University Teachers Association of Ghana, UTAG, over their ongoing strike action.
UTAG is currently in the strike and blaming the government for failing to resolve their issues including poor conditions of service.
The strike which is entering the fourth week could force public tertiary institutions to shut down.
But the Minister says they are engaging with UTAG to resolve the matter.
“Unfortunately, university lecturers are on strike, but we continue to engage them as to how best we can get them back,” he said at a press conference on Sunday afternoon.
“As a Minister of Education, I have said I am a chief advocate for teachers and professors and when we find ourselves in this place. I do everything possible formally and informally, to make sure we come to some resolution,” Dr. Adutwum said.
UTAG has also refused to call off its strike after the Labour Commission ordered them to do so.
The Commission sued the association over its nationwide strike and urged the court to place an interlocutory injunction to compel the lecturers to return to work.
By: Rainbowradioonline.com/Ghana