Teachers and educators to demonstrate in Lisbon
Teachers and educators are set to demonstrate today (24 April) in Lisbon to challenge the position of the Ministry of Education, which they accuse of continuing without solving the problems of the profession, such as the retirement and the rejuvenation of the profession.
The protest has been organised by the National Federation of Teachers (Fenprof), which, in a statement, accuses the tutelage of inaction with regard to career improvements "which has been devalued by political decision", preventing the retirement and rejuvenation of the profession.
The federation also accuses the ministry of imposing “decades of precariousness, within the framework of an unfair competition regime” and of the working conditions causing “an enormous physical and psychological strain on the teachers”, not least because many have “schedules that violate the legal limits in force”.