Over 3,000 teachers are set to picket at the Finance Ministry this Wednesday May 11, 2016 over the clearance of their salary arrears.
The Teachers who are members of a group called’ Unpaid Teachers and Educational Workers Ghana’, claim they were recruited by the Ghana Education Service (GES) about 3 years ago and are yet to receive a dime from government as payment of their monthly salary.
As a result, some of the teachers have had to work as menial labourers on the farm in order to earn GH¢15 daily for the upkeep of their respective families.
They claim the GES and the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC), the Ministry of Employment and Labor Relations, Ministry of Finance and even the teacher fronts were all no strangers to their plight but have done nothing about it.
Speaking to Ultimate News, the General Secretary of the group, Isaac Amponsah , said members of the group were asked to provide their certificates, appointment letters, acceptance letters, birth certificates even attendance books as part of their validation process. They were validated on the field Last year and are still awaiting clearance from the ministry of Finance hence their decision to picket at the finance ministry this Wednesday in order to press home their demands.
“All these bodies are aware of our plight but they seem indifferent. We are told the auditors have presented their report to the Ministry of Finance. We want them to pay us and save us from these suffering we are currently undergoing”, he demanded.
By: Ghana/Ultimate1069.com / 106.9fm
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