No politics, more pay: teachers

8 November 2013
The Phnom Penh Post
Education and training / Education policy and administration / Government / Ministries and other national bodies / Phnom Penh / Social development
Cambodian Independent Teachers Association / CITA / Ministry of Education Youth and Sport / NEP / NGO Education Partnership / Rong Chhun

Teachers across Cambodia are insisting pay raises aren’t just an election year issue.

More than 30 representative teachers gathered for the start of a three-day seminar in Phnom Penh yesterday to continue demanding living wages. …

The teacher are asking for 250$ per month, according to seminar director Rong Chhun, president of the Cambodian Independent Teachers’ Association. The figure represents a huge increase; the Education Partnership estimates teachers on average earn 50$ a month. …

 Mom Kunthear
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