The Yemeni Teachers’ Syndicate described the ongoing delay in teachers’ salaries as a “sustained and systematic crime” and a deliberate destruction of the educational process.
The Syndicate threatened to escalatory steps if their demands continue to be ignored, calling on students’ parents and media outlets to stand in solidarity with them in their struggle to secure their legitimate rights and preserve their dignity.
The Syndicate expressed its dissatisfaction with the continued delay in offering the teachers in several governorates under the administration of the internationally recognized government and in areas controlled by the Houthi rebels.
The Syndicate condemned what it called the “sustained and systematic crime” of salary cut-offs in Houthi areas, considering it “looting of public funds and systematic destruction of the educational process.” It warned against the continuation of this situation, which threatens hundreds of thousands of families and undermines the future of education in the country.
The Syndicate affirmed that teachers will be forced to take escalatory steps if their demands continue to be ignored, despite their commitment to avoid disrupting studies out of consideration for the students’ interests.
The Syndicate called upon the Chairman and members of the Presidential Leadership Council to compel the government to quickly disburse salaries, allowances, annual increments, and the cost-of-living allowance to avert the cessation of the educational process, stressing that the delay in salary payment is a clear violation of the constitution and law.