The Judicial Service Association of Ghana (JUSAG) has announced an indefinite nationwide strike from 19 January, citing the government’s failure to pay salary arrears linked to a delayed 10% base pay increase for judicial staff.
JUSAG said the pay rise, approved in 2025, was implemented late in September, with assurances that arrears covering January to August would be settled. The government has not honoured that commitment, the association said.
“Despite several engagements, letters and assurances, including one dated Dec. 16, 2025, the eight months’ arrears remain unpaid,” JUSAG said in a statement issued on Tuesday, describing the situation as “unbearable”.
The association said its members were particularly affected during the December festive period, when they expected the arrears to be paid.
“Our members are fed up with the situation the government has subjected them to. We are unable to accept any excuse any longer,” it said.
JUSAG’s national executive council said the strike would remain in force until all outstanding arrears are fully paid.
Judicial Service staff play a key role in Ghana’s justice delivery system, and prolonged industrial action could disrupt court proceedings nationwide.
The government has not yet publicly responded to the strike notice.
