Nisrine Chahine, president of the committee of contractual teachers in basic public education, states the demands. (Credit: Photo provided by one of the demonstrators)
Following a two-day warning strike last week, several hundred contract teachers from the public sector gathered Monday morning in Beirut under the slogan "Monday of Anger," rallying outside the Ministry of Education and Higher Education headquarters. The protest was organized by unionist Nisrine Chahine and the committee of contract teachers in public basic education. Their key demands include structuring the contracts to ensure they receive their rights, particularly medical coverage, full transportation allowances and retirement benefits. Meanwhile, they urgently requested that their hourly wage be restored to its pre-2019 financial crisis level — equivalent to $13 — and that they receive the productivity bonus throughout the entire year, including the school holiday months. Education Minister Rima Karami promptly received the union...
Following a two-day warning strike last week, several hundred contract teachers from the public sector gathered Monday morning in Beirut under the slogan "Monday of Anger," rallying outside the Ministry of Education and Higher Education headquarters. The protest was organized by unionist Nisrine Chahine and the committee of contract teachers in public basic education. Their key demands include structuring the contracts to ensure they receive their rights, particularly medical coverage, full transportation allowances and retirement benefits. Meanwhile, they urgently requested that their hourly wage be restored to its pre-2019 financial crisis level — equivalent to $13 — and that they receive the productivity bonus throughout the entire year, including the school holiday months. Education Minister Rima Karami promptly received the...