CLOGSAG orders staff to strike over alleged misconduct by Births and Deaths Registrar

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

In a letter dated June 12, 2025, addressed to the Minister for Labour, Jobs and Employment, and copied to key government offices including the Office of the Head of Civil Service (OHCS) and the Office of the Head of Local Government Service (OHLGS), CLOGSAG alleged continued misconduct by Mr. Botchway despite earlier petitions and negotiations aimed at resolving the leadership crisis at the Registry.

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

The letter also accuses him of verbally assaulting staff and creating what the Association describes as an “uncongenial atmosphere” at the workplace through constant threats.

“These actions have rendered the working environment unsafe and intolerable,” the Association said in the statement signed by Executive Secretary Isaac Bampoe Addo.

The move follows a previous nationwide strike in March 2025 over the same leadership concerns. That strike was suspended after the Ministry of Labour intervened and assured continued dialogue to resolve the matter. However, CLOGSAG says there has been little progress since then.

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

The strike action is likely to disrupt key public services such as the issuance of birth and death certificates across the country.