The Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG) has suspended its nationwide strike following a government appeal for a two-week window to resolve the longstanding salary dispute that drove more than 60,000 civil servants off the job.
Executive Secretary Isaac Bampoe Addo announced the decision at a press conference on Tuesday, March 17, saying the union’s National Executive Committee had agreed to halt the industrial action and that members are expected to return to work on Monday, March 24, 2026.
The government requested 14 days to address the union’s concerns over its unique salary structure and conditions of service, a dispute that dates back to 2019 and has seen two separate Memoranda of Understanding signed but left unimplemented.
The strike, which began on March 9, had directed more than 60,000 civil and local government workers to stay home and left government ministries and district assemblies across the country operating at significantly reduced capacity, with essential public administration functions severely affected.
CLOGSAG’s suspension follows a high-level meeting with Labour Minister Dr. Abdul-Rashid Hassan Pelpuo, who appealed to the union’s leadership to reconsider the strike while the government actively works on addressing their demands.
The two-week period places immediate pressure on the government to deliver concrete proposals on remuneration and conditions of service before the March 31 deadline. CLOGSAG has not withdrawn the strike but suspended it, preserving the union’s option to reinstate the industrial action if negotiations fail to produce results.
CLOGSAG has been unequivocal throughout the dispute that only full implementation of the agreed salary structure will permanently resolve the standoff.
