Officials accused of embezzling teachers’ salaries
A teachers’ union has accused education officials in Oddar Meanchey province’s Anlong Veng district of stealing 21 million riel, or about $5,200, that had been slated as overtime payments for primary school teachers. In a letter sent to the Education Ministry on Monday, the Cambodia Independent Teachers Association (CITA) alleges that the Anlong Veng district education office, which disburses the payments from the provincial education office, failed to pay some teachers and used the names of others to illegitimately draw funds. … Teachers receive a base salary of about $100 a month, but in areas where staffing levels are low—such as Anlong Veng district—some teachers work double shifts and are paid the extra overtime every six months. Some teachers at Anlong Veng Primary School say they did not receive their six months worth of overtime, which amounted to up to $600 each, while others, such as Svay Lim, claim they received overtime payments not due to them, which were then confiscated by district education officials. …
Ben Sokhean and Matt Blomberg
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/officials-accused-of-embezzling-teachers-salaries-58676/
