TAM President accuses Education Ministry of intimidation
29 Jan 2015, 2:31 PM
President of the Teachers Association of Maldives (TAM) Athif Abdul Hakeem has accused the government of intimidation after being summoned to the Ministry of Education following public criticism of new pay scales.
Athif told Minivan News that Permanent Secretary Dr Abdul Muhsin told him to “pay attention to public interests” while speaking publicly about the new teachers’ structure.
“I see this as an act of intimidation,” said Athif, who was told by the Mushin that the warning should not be interpreted as a threat.
In response, Muhsin said that although details of such talks are normally kept private, he denied having given a warning, noting that special regulations are in place within the civil service to formally warn employees.
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