Taiz Teachers Syndicate announces suspension of strike after reaching a number of solutions to its demands

The Yemeni Teachers Syndicate in Taiz Governorate announced, on Saturday evening, the suspension of the strike in all schools and educational facilities in the governorate (southwest of Yemen), calling on male and female teachers to adhere to this.

The union said in a statement that its leadership was invited yesterday, Friday, by the governor of the province, Nabil Shamsan, to a meeting to discuss the legitimate demands of the teachers, and everyone reached a number of solutions.

The statement explained that the governor of the governorate committed to submitting a memorandum to the head of the Presidential Leadership Council, Dr. Rashad Al-Alimi, in order to disburse it in line with the rest of the liberated governorates that received it, as the governor considered it one of his most important priorities.

It was also reached to implement the settlements, especially the settlements (by qualifications), the nature of work allowance, and the rural allowance - so that the civil service would begin receiving its transactions, and follow up on the completion of the deferred allowances for the years 2014-2020 AD to complete the disbursement procedures, as well as the supplementary allowances, according to the statement.

The statement added that the treatments included "settling the status of teachers who were employed in 2011 in terms of basic salary and allowances and promoting them to Aden," and other issues that those present stood up to responsibly.

He stressed that the officials committed to following up on its implementation and raising issues that require the intervention of the state leadership and government, especially with regard to some issues such as raising the minimum wage and reviewing the financial value of the wage and salary scale levels in a manner consistent with the continuous decline in the purchasing value of the national currency.

The statement said, “From this standpoint, we and all those present saw that we should stand with the public interest of teachers and our sons and daughters, the students, in light of the appeals that the union received from a number of educational leaders in the field, parents’ councils, and even the students themselves, in order to continue the educational process that has mostly stopped in government schools.”

He added, "As a result of the shortness of the second semester and the passing of three weeks of it without studying and the approaching of the holy month of Ramadan while our students did not receive the required education for all these reasons, we announce the suspension of the strike in all schools and educational facilities in our beloved governorate (Taiz) and we call upon and appeal to our brothers, male and female teachers, to adhere to this, thank you."

The union concluded its statement by emphasizing its continuation in following up with the responsible authorities and working through the committee formed by the governor, headed by the deputy governor for financial and administrative affairs, Mr. Khaled Abdul Jalil, and the membership of each of (the leadership of the teachers union - the education office - the civil service office - the finance office), and it also continues to carry out pressure activities whenever necessary in order to meet your demands.