2022-08-28
The school Employee council padlocked public schools across the country on August 28. They stated the padlock would remain in place for a week. School Employee Council, a group of community school staffs, stated that they padlocked all schools across the country demanding the government address their concerns regarding unfair payment scales. The government school closure will continue till this Friday. The organization’s general secretary Shanti Nath Yogi says the organization has established a 41-member committee to coordinate among the schools for the protest. It has been around two weeks since the staff are protesting. The union says the protest will continue until the demand is met.
Violent / Non-violent | Nonviolent |
Onesided / Twosided | Onesided |
Collective / Interpersonal | Interpersonal |
Primary Form | Gherau/Dharna (sit-in)/padlocking |
Primary Cause | Issues related to policies and regulations internal to the government bureaucracy (e.g. civil servants wages, work conditions and promotions) |
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 | unknown |
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