Tension is rising in the education sector as many teachers across the country are poised to gather for a large-scale rally today to commemorate the recent suicides of young teachers and call for better protection of their rights in the workplace.
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Tens of thousands of educators across the country are poised to take yearly leave on Sept. 4, with nearly 500 schools moving to designate the day a discretionary holiday, as part of protests against the government and the National Assembly as teachers call for measures to better protect their rights in the workplace and call for justice following the suicide of a young teacher in July.
Some 70,000 teachers nationwide plan to participate in a large-scale rally next month by taking a day off from school, despite the government’s warning of disciplinary action. Under the slogan “a day to pause public education,” the teachers will rally on Sept. 4 to demand that parliament pass a bill to grant teachers immunity from child abuse claims. The teachers plan to walk out of schools that Mon.
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