A meeting between Ghana's government and striking teacher unions (GNAT, NAGRAT, PRETAG) ended inconclusively on Friday, with the government presenting fresh proposals to be reviewed by the unions before resuming talks the following week. The discussions covered automatic placement of promoted teachers, collective agreement negotiations, and implementation of a 20 per cent deprived-area allowance.
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The Minister of Education says the Controller and Accountant-General's Department is validating data on up to 51,000 teachers whose promotion arrears will be paid through a supplementary schedule or reflected in October salaries. The government has committed to place all promoted teachers on their new grades by 30 October, following talks with striking teacher unions.
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The government says striking teacher unions will meet the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission on October 6 to negotiate their expired conditions of service. Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu said the government expects negotiations to be concluded within a week.
2 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has appealed to three teacher unions to call off their nationwide strike, pledging that the government will place all promoted teachers on their new grades by October 30, 2026, and honour outstanding commitments on promotion arrears and related payments.
2 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has asked Ghana's three teacher unions to call off their nationwide strike, pledging that the government will place all promoted teachers on their new grades and pay promotion arrears by October 30, 2026. The Controller and Accountant-General's Department is validating data for about 51,000 teachers to facilitate payments through supplementary schedules and October salaries.
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The Education Minister says the government has established a committee including teacher union representatives and the Ghana Statistical Service to validate data and determine which teachers qualify for a proposed 20 per cent deprived-area allowance. The committee is expected to develop a roadmap for implementation and establish definitions of deprived areas and eligible teacher categories.
2 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Teacher unions in Brong Ahafo have reaffirmed their participation in the nationwide industrial action, saying discussions with the Ministry of Education ended without firm commitments or timelines. The strike centres on delays in negotiating a new Collective Agreement for teachers and the automatic placement of teachers who sat for aptitude tests.
2 October 2026 · Joy Online →
Ghana's three major teacher unions—GNAT, NAGRAT, and PRETAG—have reaffirmed their support for an ongoing nationwide strike and directed teachers to remain off duty until the government addresses key issues, including automatic placement of promoted teachers, conclusion of collective agreement negotiations, and implementation of a 20 per cent deprived-area allowance.
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Three teacher unions (GNAT, NAGRAT, PTTA-GH) have directed teachers in Volta and Oti regions to continue staying away from classrooms until their national leadership communicates further, citing government's failure to address key concerns affecting teachers.
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Pre-tertiary teacher unions in the Upper West Region say they will not end their nationwide strike until the government provides verifiable evidence that longstanding grievances have been addressed. The unions cite three unresolved matters: stalled negotiations on an expired Collective Agreement, failure to place promoted teachers on corresponding salary scales with arrears, and non-implementation of an agreed 20% deprived area allowance.
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