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By Staff Writer<\/p>\n
According to several online reports, Iran\u2019s teachers have begun a new movement called \u201cno to pay slips and salary policies\u201d.<\/p>\n
The head of the Teacher\u2019s Union of Iran, Jafar Ebrahimi, says that this movement first began with a protest on 11th July and is expected to continue for 10 days.<\/p>\n
He added that the purpose of this movement is to say that \u201cIt is unfair for teachers to receive less than 2 million Toman, when even the poverty line is higher than 4 million Toman\u201d.<\/p>\n
As reported by a local news website, Khabar Online, Ebrahimi has stated that due to the policies adopted by the Management and Planning Organisation (MPO), teachers are now deprived of an \u201cappropriate salary budget, and as a result, the quality of education has also been lowered for students\u201d.<\/p>\n
He also bitterly emphasised that \u201cwith the negligence of the Ministry of Education (MOE), all vital pillars of the country\u2019s educational system, such as teachers and students, will face a serious crisis soon\u201d.<\/p>\n
Based on Khabar Online, months have gone by since the bill of a 6-10 percent increase in teachers\u2019 income has been issued, with no signs of it taking effect just yet. Just as believed by the activists of the Teachers Union, the rights that are being considered in these policies \u201care in no form in proportion with the increasing inflation and the degrading livelihood of teachers\u201d.<\/p>\n
According to another local newsagency known as Tasnim, teachers and principals are also very unhappy with the elimination of certain rights from these new policies, such as the \u201cfamily allowance considered for single girls, and the extra pay for educator\u2019s hardship\u201d. In fact, single girls have reportedly had their monthly income cut by 150 thousand Toman, which given the current circumstances of teachers, is a considerable amount.<\/p>\n
In response to the educators\u2019 complaints, the authorities of the MOE have only reiterated their obligation to go forward with these policies, as they\u2019re ordered by the Government Accountability Office.<\/p>\n
Khabar Online also reports that in the mentioned movement of \u201cno to pay slips and salary policies\u201d, teachers have been tearing their pay slips apart, as a symbol of their extreme frustration with such an unjust structure of education.<\/p>\n
Over the past several days, this movement has been shifting from the online platforms to the actual streets, where groups of teachers have rallied in front of MOE\u2019s main office, in provinces of Fars and Qazvin.<\/p>\n
Whilst calling for an increase income in their protests, teachers, as well as principals, deputy principals, and administration assistants, have also demanded \u201cimprovement of insurance policies for educators, clearance of government\u2019s overdue debts to teachers , bonus payments for retired educators from 2017, quality improvement in all education sectors, deconstruction of the current regulations behind extra pays for hardship, decentralization of overall policies, and a change of security outlook on activists\u201d.<\/p>\n
With regards to the lowered qualify of education for students, Ebrahimi has also criticised the government for \u201ctaking from people\u2019s pockets\u201d by reducing the budget and capitation of schools (reported by Khabar Online).<\/p>\n
He adds: \u201con one hand, they announce on TV that it is illegal to take money from students\u2019 parents, but on the other hand, they issue circulars in which it is advised to get money from parents, which places parents in an uncomfortable situation with schools and teachers\u201d.<\/p>\n
He added: \u201cthe money taken from parents does not even go to the teachers. Our teachers share the same living conditions as the rest of the students and people of Iran. Our union\u2019s fight for a better livelihood for our teachers, is not just for teachers themselves but also for a bigger picture which includes our students and their quality of education. Because if our teachers earn a sufficient income, they won\u2019t have to look for additional jobs, and thereby, can spend more time on students\u2019 education\u201d.<\/p>\n
In recent years, teachers have complained about their livelihood amongst other issues, at multiple occasions. Instead of having them acknowledged or resolved, several activists have been accused of security offences and locked up in prison.<\/p>\n
The Human Rights organisations, the Teachers\u2019 Union, and many other workers, have called for their freedom many times, but are yet to be heard.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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