Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has criticised the government’s handling of the Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG) strike, questioning its commitment to workers’ welfare despite its advocacy for reparatory justice.
Speaking on the floor of Parliament on Friday, November 6, 2026, Mr Afenyo-Markin accused the government of failing to prioritise the concerns of ordinary workers.
“You are talking about reparation, but in your own country, you cannot pay your domestic workers,” he said.
He argued that the ongoing strike had brought the country’s justice delivery system to a standstill and urged the government to act swiftly to resolve the dispute.
“Government must show more seriousness. How can an entire justice delivery system be shut down because the government does not consider it a priority? This government seems not to care about the welfare of the ordinary worker,” he stated.
The Minority Leader subsequently called on the Attorney-General to appear before Parliament urgently and brief the House on the impasse.
“The Attorney-General must be programmed urgently to come and address this House,” he added.
JUSAG declared an indefinite strike on Monday, November 2, 2026, following the government’s failure to approve a proposed review of salaries and related allowances for Judicial Service staff.
The association has maintained that it will not suspend the industrial action until the government approves the Judicial Council’s advice on its conditions of service.
