Haruna Iddrisu outlines roadmap on teachers’ strike, sets timelines for allowances and promotion arrears
Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has outlined a government roadmap to address the concerns of striking teacher unions, while appealing to them to suspend their nationwide industrial action and return to the classroom. Mr Iddrisu said the government had held “very open and frank negotiations” with the unions and presented its position on the issues that triggered the strike. “I have engaged in…
Education Minister Haruna Iddrisu has presented a plan to resolve the ongoing strike by teacher unions. He urged the unions to suspend their industrial action and resume teaching. The government held open negotiations with the unions to address their concerns. The roadmap includes negotiating the Collective Agreement, implementing a process for validating the 20% Deprived Area Allowance, and submitting data on promoted teachers to process their salary increases.
The Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) will meet unions on September 29 to continue discussions on their Collective Agreement and working conditions. The 20% rural deprived allowance validation committee, chaired by the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations, will validate the data needed for the allowance's implementation, aiming to begin effective January 2027.
The government is also working to rectify the salaries of promoted teachers whose grades have not been assigned.
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