More on the Teachers
Update: no no no thats not right either. This I think is it: under the new wages law the teachers recieve less pay then they did under the old teachers law: (YT)
So the new wage law does not give raises, thats then the issue. From the Yemen Times:
Thousands of teachers and education workers staged a sit-in Tuesday in front of Parliament to protest against government’s false promises. The government issued a new wage and salary law, which they say is unfair since it puts down teachers and education workers.
Protesters raised banners and chanted slogans denouncing violations and attacks authorities launched on striking teachers. They described such acts irresponsible and illegal.
The sit-in was held two weeks after teachers and education workers went on strike and ceased working in schools and education offices nationwide. This led authorities to take tough and irresponsible measures such as firing some teachers and preventing them from resuming work. Authorities asked police to help hunt and arrest strikers.
Yemeni Teachers Syndicate (YTS) Secretary-General Ali Al-Rubaihi pointed out that the sit-in is a reaction to arbitrary procedures authorities implemented against teachers. “This is a massive violation of teachers’ rights ensured by law,” he said.
Al-Rubaihi noted that the second clause of Labor Law Article No. 48 states that penalties, including dismissal, must not be imposed on workers while striking. “Peaceful strike is one of the legal means for workers and their unions or syndicates to defend their rights and claim their legal demands if their issues are not resolved through negotiations,” he added.
