ULAANBAATAR (GoGo Mongolia) - 1000 teachers announce to go on hunger strike at Sukhbaatar square due to the fact that the Government has not responded to their demand for better pay.
Representatives of teachers from 21 aimags and 5 teachers from every secondary schools and kindergartens of the capital city will attend the hunger strike.
A temporary committee to increase teachers` salary has demanded to raise monthly base salaries of teachers by the end of 2017. However, the Government has not responded clearly to this demand for the past two months.
If this issue arises in another country, it will be a national security issue. Therefore, we want the government to discuss this issue for 15 days. If the government does not accept our requirements, teachers will go on strike, says BoD member of the temporary committee to increase teachers` salary A.Sanjmyatav.
ULAANBAATAR (GoGo Mongolia) - 1000 teachers announce to go on hunger strike at Sukhbaatar square due to the fact that the Government has not responded to their demand for better pay.
Representatives of teachers from 21 aimags and 5 teachers from every secondary schools and kindergartens of the capital city will attend the hunger strike.
A temporary committee to increase teachers` salary has demanded to raise monthly base salaries of teachers by the end of 2017. However, the Government has not responded clearly to this demand for the past two months.
If this issue arises in another country, it will be a national security issue. Therefore, we want the government to discuss this issue for 15 days. If the government does not accept our requirements, teachers will go on strike, says BoD member of the temporary committee to increase teachers` salary A.Sanjmyatav.