Eduwatch, the education think tank, has requested that the government should close all public universities in the country.
Thus, until the university instructors end their protest.
In a statement, the education think tank argued that given the rising social and economic costs of staying on campus with no academic activity.
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And moreover, with the lack of academic direction for freshmen on campus.
Also, the lack of an imminent negotiated settlement of the impasse, closing the schools would be in the best interests of students. Especially freshmen, and their families.
Eduwatch’s Statement
Eduwatch stated that: “These freshmen have had no academic direction since they arrived in the universities. Thus, to meet a university community without academic activity or supervision by their lecturers and counselors due to the strike,” it elaborated.
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Eduwatch emphasized that: “Their continuous stay on campus without academic activity has economic and social consequences. Thus, on them and their families back home. This is because they continue to incur expenditure they otherwise wouldn’t have incurred if they were home.”
“On the labor front, five weeks of industrial action is yet to achieve any significant progress. That is to say, in the negotiation of a settlement to the impasses,” Eduwatch added.
As a result, Eduwatch has urged Vice-Chancellors to close all public universities until the UTAG strike is ended.
UTAG’s Strike
Members of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) have been on strike for 22 days.
UTAG is on strike to seek better working conditions, which university professors have been fighting for several years.
A meeting between the Ministry of Education and UTAG, as well as other parties, took place on Tuesday but ended inconclusively.
Following a lawsuit brought by the National Labour Commission, the High Court ordered the NLC and UTAG to reach an out-of-court settlement.
