Teachers in Zimbabwe are encouraging the Government of
Zimbabwe to pay them in United States of America dollars. Schools in Zimbabwe
are shut down due to the devastating effects of the Coronavirus, however
teachers vow that they need to be paid salaries in American dollars like they
were paid in 2014.
A recent statement issued by ARTUZ, PTUZ, TUZ, ZDTU, ZINATU,
ZINEU, ZRTU and ZIMTA follows:
We the undersigned Teacher Unions in Zimbabwe, now
therefore, urge the Employer to treat the issue of the review of teachers’
salaries as an urgent matter,” said the unions.
Pay teachers’ salaries in United States Dollars, which they
used to earn before October 2017 in line with the Purchasing Power Parity
principle.
Be aware that there is nothing as dangerous as having
under-paid teachers in the classrooms because teachers are role models of their
communities.
Pay an acceptable Covid-19 risk allowance to teachers as in
essence they are frontline workers in the education system.
Zimbabwe Teachers demands United States Dollars
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Tuesday, June 09, 2020
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