{"id":64688,"date":"2023-01-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-10T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/64688\/lebanons-public-school-teachers-go-on-strike"},"modified":"2023-08-30T03:57:50","modified_gmt":"2023-08-30T03:57:50","slug":"lebanons-public-school-teachers-go-on-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beirut.com\/en\/64688\/lebanons-public-school-teachers-go-on-strike\/","title":{"rendered":"Lebanon’s Public School Teachers Go On Strike"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a statement released yesterday<\/a>, the unions of primary, secondary, and vocational public school teachers announced their intention to go on strike until Sunday January 15th. The statement, titled \u201cNo Benefits No Public School,\u201d articulated how teachers were let down by the Minister of Education\u2019s false promises about benefits, and presented their grievances and demands. <\/p>

The Minister of Education Abbas Halabi had previously said that the ministry would be moving forward with productivity benefits. However, the unions were let down by Halabi\u2019s offer, which materialized as $5 (232,000 L.L. at current rates) payment for each day of work. After the start of this strike, Halabi reversed this move<\/a>, stating that \u201che did not know that his initiative would be perceived as an attack on the dignity of members of the teaching profession.\u201d<\/p>

#<\/a>.#<\/a> (.<\/p>\u2014 mazen hachicho (@mazhac) January 9, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote>