ACCRA, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- Workers including teachers in 15 Ghanaian public universities declared a strike Monday over their allowance disputes with the government.
Four labor unions of public universities said in a statement the decision followed the variation of their conditions of service by the government.
According to them, their leadership has since April made several efforts to get the government to address issues related to their fuel, vehicle maintenance, and off-campus allowances owing to the harsh economic conditions and surging inflation, but their demands were not fully satisfied.
Following a meeting between the unions and the government last week, the latter unilaterally decided to pay only the off-campus allowance, leaving the other allowances untouched, a situation the workers accuse the government of not meeting its side of the bargain, the unions said.
Over 250,000 university students are estimated to be affected by the strike. ■
