Collective Action
Contracted vocational teachers protest unjust conditions
The General Confederation of Lebanese Workers and the Committee of Professional Teachers in Vocational Education staged a protest in Beirut’s Riad al-Solh Square demanding rights for contracted vocational teachers, the state-run National News Agency reported Tuesday.
The demonstration, which coincided with a session of Parliament’s Education Committee, called for teachers to be paid their overdue wages and pressed the Education Ministry to administer exams that would allow contracted teachers in vocational and technical education to become full-time workers. It follows a demonstration by public-school teachers two weeks ago, which called for contracted teachers to be given permanent positions.
Date:
August 28, 2018
Actors/ Mobilising structures:
Workers group (inc.union, syndicate, etc.)
Mode of Action:
Demonstration
Objective:
Protest of a policy/ governmental measure/ etc.
Reform (advocating for limited change in political, socio-economic etc.)
Cause/ Grievances/ Framing CA:
Access to socio-eco rights
Policy Grievances
Spatial characteristics:
Location on the Lebanese territory
Frequency:
One off
State response:
Bargaining