Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM) says will hold a national wide strike starting from 9 July.
This has been revealed in a press statement released by the body signed by its general secretary, Charles Kumchenga and the president Willie Malimba.
According to the press statement the decision has been made following meeting the teachers held on 30th June.
The statement says it is sad to note that despite holding several meetings with relevant government authorities, ministry of finance is yet to pay the salary arrears it owes them.
The communication says it is sad to note that teachers are facing a lot of challenges in the country despite a wonderful job they do.
It has however stated that the national strike which will be in form of a sit in will be called off by TUM once government has started processing the money meant for the teachers.
“We should bring to your attention that the national strike shall be in form of a sit in and that it will be called by TUM once government has started processing money for the teachers,” reads TUM statement.
The statement says all primary and secondary teachers from public schools will participate in the national wide strike.
Mzuzu (Maravipost)—Malawi National Examination board (MANEB) has not yet paid teachers who invigilated the 2017 Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) examination, Maravi Post has learnt.
Speaking in an interview with Times Radio, Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM) General Secretary Charles Kumchenga lamented the conduct of MANEB and said that they are still waiting for the Zomba based examination body to give them money.
MANEB is supposed to pay about K1.2 billion to the invigilators. The body admitted that it is broke and that it has requested the Ministry of Finance to bail it out.
MANEB spokesperson Simeon Maganga said that the board is trying its level best to push the Ministry of Finance to give them the money.
However, Kumchenga is not amused with MANEB’s exploitative conduct. He argued that it does not make sense for MANEB to behave in this manner cognizant of the fact that the body abolished administration of Junior Certificate Examination in the name of saving money.
He lamented that it does not make sense for TUM to be complaining of the same problem every year.
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