The strike of public teachers in the Comoros, which began on November 17, persists due to demands for an increase in their salary scale, in order to align their salaries with other professions already benefiting from the same law. Although the government proposed a new index scale, the unions rejected it, arguing that it was insufficient. The authorities justify this proposal due to the country’s budgetary constraints. The protest movement entered the presidential campaign of January 14, becoming an issue between the opposition and the government.
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With our correspondent in Moroni, Abdallah Mzembaba
The strikers believe that the government is making no effort to find a solution.
“ Unfortunately, the government has not moved one iota, estimatedMoussa Mfoungouliye, general secretary of the Federation of Education Unions in Comoros. They said that they are not in a position to respond to this demand for the moment and we have requested that there also be transitional measures, notably the payment of some advancements. Unfortunately, the government does not accept and therefore we are obliged to maintain the strike until our demands are met.. »
With this thorn in his side during this electoral period, Azali Assoumani notably proposed the organization of national meetings after the elections. A solution refused by the initiators of the strike movement. Abdoulfatah Ali, French teacher, talks about reforming public schools.
“ Last year’s results clearly show that our education system is in an advanced state of disrepair. It is therefore up to the candidates to develop a public school recovery plan. You know that today many parents send their children to private school because they believe that public school does not exist. This they do reluctantly why, because the truth is that they do not have the means to do it. »
The opposition candidates are all riding the wave and criticizing the situation but for the moment no one is proposing a way out of the crisis to better equip teachers.