Incident Reports

Educational strike halt study in Province 2

2018-12-27

The government schools of Province 2 remained closed for 2nd day due to the strike of Nepal Teachers Federation. The NTF are on strike accusing that the government is preparing to remove temporary teachers.

The 428 schools of 8 districts in Province 2  remained closed due to the strike. More than 12 million students were affected due to the strike in schools of Province 2. Secretary of  of Nepal Teachers Federation Province 2 chapter Bishwanath Yadav said they closed the schools as the government is preparing to remove temporary teachers through exams. The strike continued demanding not to remove the teachers who failed in the exam that had been taken on July 13 and 14 by Government.  

Details and Impacts
Violent / Non-violent Nonviolent
Event Duration More than 1 day
Primary Form Strike/Bandh
Primary Cause Labor disputes, not including civil servants
Actor 1 - Number of people n/a
Actor 1 - Affiliations Education sector/teachers (private and public)
Actor 1 - Youth unknown
Actor 2 - Number of people n/a
Actor 2 - Affiliation (Target) Government and civil servants at central level
Actor 2 - Youth na
Local Newspaper - Dhanusha

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