“We have no money to survive and ask ourselves if the government realizes that we also have to pay our monthly bills,” said several teachers who started working for the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture in October 2023 but who still have not received their salary after six months.

These teachers are puzzled by the delay in the payment of their salary and explained that the longer they have to wait, the bigger the chunk of their salary is that is deducted for taxes. They are currently weighing their options.
K.J. who is assigned to a primary school explained that she and a colleague started working at the same school on October 1st, 2023 and that her colleague received her salary after 3 months but that she still has not received any money after half a year. She is therefore puzzled by this payment policy of the ministry. “I have to put food on the table for my two children and I have to make ends meet with the money that my parents give me to help me out,” said K.J. The teachers urge the government to pay them as soon as possible because they are struggling to survive…[+]