President Yameen announces rise in teachers’ salaries
07 Jan 2015, 3:40 PM
President Abdulla Yameen has announced a rise in teachers salaries from the start of the academic year this Sunday (January 11).
Speaking at a ceremony held last night at Dharubaaruge to inaugurate the salary scheme for senior players of national sporting teams, President Yameen stated that the increment will amount to over a third of the salary teachers are receiving at the moment.
Teachers strikes regarding pay and working conditions were narrowly avoided last year after the government entered into negotiations with the Teachers Association of Maldives (TAM).
Meanwhile, local media outlets have reported that the Ministry of Education will terminate the post of ‘leading teacher’.
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