Tons of of scholars demand the federal government elevate lecturers’ pay to finish a strike that has put a halt on classes.
Tons of of schoolchildren have stormed the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) parliament constructing, demanding the federal government elevate lecturers’ pay to finish a strike that has stopped classes for greater than two weeks.
The lecturers went on strike at first of October to protest in opposition to a number of points, together with salaries and the retirement age.
“We wish to research,” the scholars in class uniform chanted as they stormed the parliament within the capital, Kinshasa, in line with video footage shared on social media.
Jean-Marc Kabund, the primary vp of the Nationwide Meeting, spoke to the scholars, assuring them {that a} answer will probably be discovered quickly to finish the lecturers’ strike.
Tony Mwaba, minister of major, secondary and technical schooling, in the meantime, stated dialogue with the lecturers’ unions had resumed.
Within the run-up to the opening of the brand new faculty time period on October 4, lecturers’ unions in a number of provinces introduced their intention to go on strike to precise their displeasure over meagre pay.
A menace by Mwaba to take away placing lecturers from the payroll has not damaged their spirit.
The standoff comes following the introduction of free public major schooling, a flagship undertaking of President Felix Tshisekedi launched in September 2019.