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Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has assured newly posted teachers that government is urgently addressing the prolonged salary delays that have left many working for up to 13 months without pay.
Speaking at the Jubilee House on Tuesday, September 30, after receiving a petition from the aggrieved teachers, Mr. Iddrisu condemned the situation as “an unacceptable labour practice.”
“It is unacceptable anywhere that you will work for 13 months without pay. Be assured that I am on top of the matter and I will walk the talk,” the minister said, pledging immediate intervention.
He revealed that he had already met with Finance Minister Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson on September 23, and that a joint cabinet memorandum will soon be presented to resolve the outstanding arrears. The Education Minister further disclosed plans to recruit 53,000 additional teachers into the Ghana Education Service (GES) and the Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) sector.
The assurance follows a protest by newly recruited teachers from the 2022 batch of Colleges of Education and university graduates, who marched from Obra Spot at Kwame Nkrumah Circle through the Ministry of Education and Finance before converging at the Jubilee House.
The teachers, demanding payment of 13 and 9 months of salary arrears, argue that their livelihoods and the quality of education are at risk. Lead convener Simon Kofi Nartey said all previous efforts to address the issue were ignored, forcing them to hit the streets.
“Our demands go beyond survival. Education suffers when newly recruited teachers cannot even afford transport or accommodation,” Nartey stressed.
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