Coalition of Unemployed Graduates with Disabilities
Coalition of Unemployed Graduates with Disabilities — advocacy group demanding public-sector employment for qualified disabled graduates, petitioning Parliament and government over quota enforcement.
The Minority in Parliament has backed a petition by the Coalition of Unemployed Graduates with Disabilities, calling for improved employment opportunities for qualified persons with disabilities. …
The Coalition of Unemployed Graduates with Disabilities has threatened to resume picketing after September 15 if the government fails to present a concrete plan to employ qualified persons with disabilities. …
… se yesterday, when a group of unemployed graduates with disabilities declined to present a petition to a presidential aide designated to receive it on behalf of President John Dramani Mahama Presidential aide, Dr Samuel Ayeh The Coalition of Unemployed Graduates with Disabilities …
Presidential aide Dr Samuel Ayeh has responded after the Coalition of Unemployed Graduates with Disabilities declined to present its petition to him, insisting that it should be received by a higher-ranking government official. …
The Coalition of Unemployed Graduates with Disabilities is calling for direct engagement with a senior government official to address the unemployment challenges confronting graduates with disabilities. …
The Coalition of Unemployed Graduates with Disabilities is set to picket at the Jubilee House today, August 19, to demand greater access to employment opportunities within the public sector. …
The Ghana Federation of Disability Organisations (GFD) has distanced itself from a statement issued by the Coalition of Unemployed Graduates with Disabilities over the ongoing Ghana Education Service (GES) recruitment exercise, rejecting calls for the removal of public officials …
The Coalition of Unemployed Graduates with Disabilities has given the government a one-week ultimatum to recruit qualified persons with disabilities who applied during the recent Ghana Education Service (GES) recruitment exercise, or face an indefinite, peaceful occupation of Jub …
The Coalition of Unemployed Graduates with Disabilities has given the government a one-week ultimatum to employ its qualified members who were unsuccessful in the recent Ghana Education Service (GES) recruitment exercise. …
The Minority caucus in Parliament is demanding strict enforcement of the employment quota for persons with disabilities in public-sector recruitment, following a petition from the Coalition of Unemployed Graduates with Disabilities. The demands include immediate recruitment of qualified unemployed graduates with disabilities, strict enforcement of the existing quota, and incentives for private-sector employers who hire persons with disabilities.
The Minority caucus in Parliament is demanding strict enforcement of the employment quota for persons with disabilities in public-sector recruitment, following a petition from the Coalition of Unemployed Graduates with Disabilities. The demands include immediate recruitment of qualified unemployed graduates with disabilities, strict enforcement of the existing quota, and incentives for private-sector employers who hire persons with disabilities.
The Parliamentary Minority has supported a petition by the Coalition of Unemployed Graduates with Disabilities, calling for immediate recruitment of qualified unemployed graduates with disabilities, strict enforcement of public sector employment quotas for persons with disabilities, and incentives for private sector employers who hire them. The Minority cited Article 29 of the 1992 Constitution and the Persons with Disability Act, 2006 as legal grounds for these demands.
The Coalition of Unemployed Graduates with Disabilities has threatened to resume picketing after September 15 if the government fails to present a concrete plan to employ qualified persons with disabilities. The coalition is calling for the immediate recruitment of about 400 unemployed tertiary-educated persons with disabilities into the public sector and demanding enforcement of employment quotas for private employers.
A coalition of unemployed graduates with disabilities declined to present a petition to presidential aide Dr Samuel Ayeh at the Jubilee House, insisting it be received by a more senior government official. Dr Ayeh said he was representing the President and respected their decision, maintaining that his position in the Office of the President made him a senior member of government.
Presidential aide Dr Samuel Ayeh responded after the Coalition of Unemployed Graduates with Disabilities declined to hand over its petition to him, saying he was representing the President and was himself a senior government official, but respected their decision to seek delivery to a higher-ranking official.
The Coalition of Unemployed Graduates with Disabilities picketed the Jubilee House to demand direct engagement with a senior government official on unemployment and public-sector employment opportunities for persons with disabilities, citing the government's failure to adequately implement legal inclusion provisions.
The Coalition of Unemployed Graduates with Disabilities picketed the Jubilee House on August 19 to demand greater access to public-sector employment, alleging the government has failed to adequately implement legal provisions requiring the inclusion of persons with disabilities. The Coalition submitted a verified list of 200 qualified graduates with disabilities to the Ghana Education Service for a recruitment exercise involving about 7,000 people, but says none of its members were selected, and is seeking financial clearances from the Ministry of Finance to facilitate recruitment and deployment.
The Coalition of Unemployed Graduates with Disabilities has given the government a one-week ultimatum to recruit qualified persons with disabilities from a verified list of 200 applicants, or face peaceful occupation of Jubilee House and other government buildings. The coalition says none of the 200 qualified disabled graduates was recruited in the recent GES exercise, despite a government commitment to reserve at least five per cent of public sector jobs for persons with disabilities.
The Coalition of Unemployed Graduates with Disabilities has issued a one-week ultimatum to the government to employ qualified members excluded from a recent Ghana Education Service recruitment exercise that hired about 7,000 teachers. The group says it submitted 200 qualified graduates with disabilities for consideration but none were hired, despite a government commitment to reserve at least five per cent of public sector jobs for persons with disabilities.