With the exacerbation of living crises and the decline in purchasing power, the issue of the rights of contracted teachers is once again highlighted, accompanied by an organized escalation that puts the government before a real challenge in how to deal with official education issues and to do justice to those working in it.
In this context, the “Movement of Contracted Teachers” sent an official letter to the Minister of Education, “Rima Karami,” demanding that she assume her national responsibilities and work to prepare the necessary decrees to increase the wage per teaching hour, in addition to the wages for supervision and correction, and present them urgently on the agenda of the upcoming Cabinet session, with the aim of approving them without any further delay.
The movement’s coordinator, “Hamza Mansour,” explained in a statement to, that the situation of contracted teachers in primary and secondary education no longer allows for postponement, stressing that adjusting wages has become an inevitable necessity and not just a sectoral demand, in light of the increasing inflation, rising living costs, and economic collapse that has burdened all workers in the education sector.
He affirmed that the movement is demanding an increase in the wage per teaching hour in proportion to the current economic situation, so that the proposed increase is not less than five to six dollars per hour, considering that any solutions less than that will only postpone the problem and deepen the injustice suffered by contracted professors.
The movement’s action was not limited to the teaching hour wage, but it renewed the demand to approve an increase in the wages for supervision and correction in official exams, which is a demand already present with the Ministry of Education, while emphasizing the need for the expected decree to clearly stipulate that it be retroactive to ensure the payment of the differences due for the first and second sessions of the official exams.
Mansour concluded by emphasizing that doing justice to the teacher is no longer an option that can be postponed or a clause subject to negotiation, but has become a national priority that affects the future of official education as a whole, warning that continuing to ignore these demands will continue to weaken the educational sector and put officials before a historical responsibility that cannot be evaded.
