Libya's Pay Strike Rallies Teachers Across Divided Nation
Teachers say low salaries and poor school conditions have pushed the nationwide walkout, with classes disrupted and the academic year delayed, union officials said.
- A nationwide teachers' strike in Libya entered its third week on Wednesday, October 1, delaying the academic year for 1.6 million public-school students as educators demand improved pay and working conditions.
- Teachers earning between $155 and $390 monthly initiated the walkout after years of "unfulfilled promises" regarding salary scales, medical coverage, and classroom infrastructure, according to union spokesman Achraf Abou Raoui of the General Union of Teachers of Libya.
- Public sector participation has reached 100 percent, with the movement shifting from union-led mobilization to a grassroots campaign spreading from Tripoli to Benghazi as educators seek "tangible action and concrete measures."
- The Tripoli-based education ministry has held meetings regarding health insurance but remains silent on wage requests, forcing many teachers to work second jobs, said Tripoli teacher Hamza al-Firjani.
- Political instability divides Libya between rival administrations, complicating the strike as parent Salah Awad fears prolonged disruption will harm his children's education despite hoping teachers' needs are addressed.
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Libya's pay strike rallies teachers across divided nation
Their demands include higher salaries, health insurance and compensation for overtime. Classes for some 1.6 million public-school students were due to start in early September but have been postponed indefinitely, as teachers regularly take to the streets to protest over unmet demands. "Libyan teachers are suffering," one Tripoli teacher, Fatima Ali, told AFP. The 37-year-old was protesting on Tuesday to "demand our rights" and to have a wage ra…
Teachers’ strike brings new upheaval for Libyans as school year stalls
TRIPOLI/BENGHAZI, Oct 1 (Reuters) – A teachers’ strike over pay and working conditions is disrupting schools across Libya and delaying the start of the new academic year. Teachers began protesting on September 13, the day schools were due to reopen, staging sit-ins outside schools and government buildings in the capital, Tripoli. Two weeks later, the teachers union escalated the campaign into an open-ended, nationwide strike across public scho…
Libya’s Teachers Continue Strike as Union Plans Protests in Tripoli
Libya’s teachers are continuing their nationwide strike as the General Teachers’ Union coordinates further steps to press the government to address their financial and professional demands. The union said on Friday that a coordination meeting was held at Al-Taqaddum Model Basic Education School in Tripoli Central Municipality, bringing together representatives of the General Teachers’ Union […]
The teachers' strikes in Libya present the state with a test that goes beyond the dispute over salaries. When classes are suspended, the question becomes one of the institutions' ability to function... The post Teachers' Rights and State Responsibility: Who Will Return Students to Their Schools? appeared first on Eye of Libya | Latest News from Libya.
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