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Gov’t reaches agreement to end strike by teachers in Haiti

Published:Tuesday | January 21, 2025 | 11:21 AM
Haiti’s Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils- Aimé (head of table) chairs meeting between government officials and trade unions ending strike by teachers.
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Haiti’s Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils- Aimé (head of table) chairs meeting between government officials and trade unions ending strike by teachers.

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – The Government in Haiti has signed an agreement with trade unions representing teachers, officially ending an indefinite strike that began on January13 paralysing public schools across the country.

Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils- Aimé led a government delegation that included Education Minister Antoine Augustin and Economy Minister, Alfred Mettelus, into the talks with the unions on Monday, resulting in consensus on several matters.

According to a statement issued following the talks, the government has committed to continuing and strengthening the steps being taken to regularise, as soon as possible, the situation of teachers working without pay or without a letter of appointment, as well as to process files relating to salary arrears owed to the teachers.

In addition, teachers and the staff at the Ministry of National Education and Vocational Training will be provided with a debit card in the amount of 15,000 Gourdes from February.

The government has also committed to working closely with state agencies to restore public insurance coverage for teachers and other Ministry employees as well as working with the National School Canteen Programme to guarantee a hot meal for students and other stakeholders.

There is also a commitment to establish a Joint Commission to examine the situation of primary and secondary school teachers.

In addition to these immediate commitments, the government and the unions have agreed to continue discussions within the framework of a strengthened social dialogue.

The statement said the objective is to reach a lasting memorandum of understanding that will resolve the structural problems of the education sector, including the adjustment and harmonisation of salaries, as well as improving working conditions.

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