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In the DRC, teachers who are members of the Union of Teachers of the Congo (SYECO) and those affiliated with the National Union of Catholic Teachers (SYNECAT) have started their strike movement. They demand improvement in their pay conditions. They also suspect the presence of tens of thousands of fictitious teachers on the payrolls. After promises made especially by the President of the Republic, the situation does not change. On Monday, the demands are the same between teachers who responded positively to the strike and those who worked normally.
as reported from Kinshasa,Patient Ligodi
Ten hours at Bosangani high school in the town of Gombe. The classes are empty and the garden full of students waiting for their parents. Here, teachers respect the slogan of strike. Anne came to pick up her two children. “We said it’s for two days. We will see how it will develop. “
A little further at the primary school at the station. Everything works normally. Jean-Pierre has been teaching since 1979. The years go by and his situation does not change. On the contrary. “I have the same salary as the one who has just been hired. The same salary! A child who arrives today has the same salary as me who started a long time ago, ”protests the teacher.
Today, with the free primary school education adopted by the government, there are more students in the classrooms and Jean-Pierre’s work is becoming more and more difficult. “Last year, there were fewer students measured in number, approx. 43 students. This year I have 70 almost double. ”
Meanwhile, union members are organizing a sit-in in front of the Council of Ministers for primary education. “These two days are called ” two days of dead school ”, a protester launches.
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