The Concerned National Service Scheme (NSS) Personnel Association of Ghana (CONSPAG), has initiated a nationwide strike starting today, Wednesday, July 3, 2024, demanding the payment of overdue allowances.

In a statement dated July 2, 2024, addressed to all NSS personnel, user agencies, and other stakeholders, the association outlined the challenges that led to this drastic measure.

They cited severe difficulties in covering accommodation and utility bills, transportation costs to their user agencies, and basic sustenance at their workplaces.

According to CONSPAG, many have resorted to borrowing money to survive due to the prolonged non-payment of their allowances.

It noted that health issues have also emerged among the personnel as a direct result of these financial hardships.

“We are entitled to our monthly allowance as we render mandatory service to the state. As of now, the government owes trainees five months allowance and graduates from the Universities three months.

“According to NSS rules and regulations, personnel who fail to report at the post for three months after posting will be sanctioned and we have been working with empty stomachs and other unfriendly conditions of work for five and three months without allowance,” portions of the statement read.