The Civil and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana (CLOGSAG), has ordered all staff of the Births and Deaths Registry nationwide to stay at home beginning Tuesday, 17 June 2025, citing an increasingly hostile work environment under the Acting Registrar, Mr Samuel Adom Botchway.

In a letter dated 12 June 2025, addressed to the Minister for Labour, Jobs and Employment, and copied to key state institutions including the Office of the Head of Civil Service (OHCS) and the Office of the Head of Local Government Service (OHLGS), CLOGSAG accused Mr Botchway of persistent misconduct despite prior petitions and negotiations to resolve ongoing leadership issues at the Registry.

According to the Association, Mr Botchway has been “acting irresponsibly” by unilaterally posting and reassigning staff across the Civil and Local Government Services without requisite authorisation.

He is also accused of verbally assaulting staff and fostering an “uncongenial atmosphere” at the workplace through the use of constant threats. “These actions have rendered the working environment unsafe and intolerable,” stated the letter signed by CLOGSAG Executive Secretary, Mr Isaac Bampoe Addo.

The directive follows a similar nationwide strike in March 2025 over the same concerns. That action was suspended after assurances from the Ministry of Labour of ongoing dialogue. However, CLOGSAG says little progress has been made.

At an emergency meeting on 12 June 2025, the Association’s National Executive Council (NEC) resolved that staff under the Registry should remain at home until a “safe and congenial working environment” is guaranteed.

The industrial action is expected to severely disrupt vital public services, including the issuance of birth and death certificates across the country.