The Chief Education Officer yesterday said a planned strike by the GTU on Monday would be illegal and he urged teachers not to join, arguing that the ministry has fulfilled many of the union’s demands and others are under consideration.
In an open letter to all head teachers and teachers, Chief Education Officer, Saddam Hussain said that he considered the course of action being recommended, “to be quite unexplainable and incongruous considering the relationship between the Ministry of Education (MoE) and the GTU.”
On Monday, the GTU announced that teachers will be taking industrial action come February 5 until a favourable response is obtained from the MoE and the other relevant authorities, regarding salary increases and non-salary benefits, among other pending issues.
