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We’ll strike again if Govt doesn’t give us good offer – NIA staff

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The staff of the National Identification Authority (NIA) have cautioned the Government of Ghana to heed their concerns and improve upon their conditions of service to avert any future industrial action.

The staff are hopeful as they prepare to meet with the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) on June 14 to discuss their conditions of service, following a three day strike action.

The meeting with FWSC comes after a 3-daystrike was halted the National Labour Commission to allow for negotiations to continue. The strike had significantly impacted NIA operations, leaving many individuals seeking services unable to access them.

According to Kwabena Adu Kyeremeh, the secretary of the NIA staff union, if today’s meeting does not yield satisfactory results, they may resort to another strike.

In an interview with Citi News, the secretary of the NIA staff, Kwabena Adu Kyeremeh, indicated that they might declare another strike if today’s meeting does not yield conclusive results.

“It is reasonable and fair compared to what our colleagues in other public or government institutions are receiving comparing their degrees or certificates that we are holding from masters level and first degree and diploma up to SSCE, and then the number of years of experience against what is happening in NIA, then we are going to be okay.

“We are expecting the government to come home with a very good offer. Then we will also accept it in the interest of Mother Ghana. And they [the aggrieved staff] have also indicated to the general public that if today, they are not successful, they will declare the strike on our behalf.”

 

Source: Myxyzonline.com

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NIA to register children from age six to 14 from June 10 – Prof. Ken Attafuah

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The National Identification Authority (NIA), will begin the registration of children between the ages of 6 to 14 next month. The exercise, according to the Executive Secretary of the Prof. Kenneth Agyeman Attafuah, who disclosed this says the registration shall take place at all of its 170 districts across the country.

“This is not a mass registration, unlike what we did some years ago. This is not the time for the replacement of cards for people to drop in for that. No, we are not going to offer any other registration service at the schools. Even if you are a teacher in the school where the exercise is going on, you will not be allowed to register during this exercise,” he added.

Prof. Kenneth Agyeman Attafuah, who was speaking at a media engagement in Kumasi on Saturday, May 18, 2024, noted that that the NIA will collaborate with the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) and schools across the country for an effective outcome. The process he added comes at no cost.

“Parents will have to go to registration centers at their children’s schools with their birth certificates or passports, and the exercise is free,” he added.
However, if a child does not have any of the two mentioned requirements, he stressed that parents or guardians will have to come to the school and help the NIA register the child into the system as a guarantor.

Prof. Attafuah noted that, as part of the exercise, the NIA will offer the necessary training for teachers in the various schools, adding that the exercise will not disrupt learning activities during school hours.