An open-ended strike begins tomorrow

Mahmoud al-Sharaan-Amman

The dispute between the Jordanian government and the Teachers Syndicate escalated after teachers were prevented from holding a sit-in near the Prime Minister's House at the Fourth Circle in Amman last Thursday, and more than 50 teachers were arrested by the security services.

In response to the brutal security response to the teachers' sit-in, the union decided to launch an open-ended strike on education and hold accountable those who attacked the teachers.

Open strike
For his part, Deputy Teachers Association Nasser Nawasra said that teachers will not enter their classrooms until the official is held accountable for what happened on Thursday, and the demand is 50% bonus and dignity returns to the teacher.

He said during a press conference held Saturday evening at the union syndicate, that the government had let teachers arrive at the site of the sit-in would not have happened.

He explained that the union and all teachers were keen on the main objective of the pause, which is to achieve the demand of the profession bonus 50%, stressing that the Council bears all legal responsibility for any decision taken by the union or issued by it.

The union's announcement came after a government union meeting by parliamentary this afternoon, but did not carry positive results to resolve the crisis between the parties.

The increase is related to performance
For its part, the Jordanian government during the meeting renewed its adherence and continuation of dialogue in order to improve the living conditions of the teacher and improve the educational process and linking this to improve the performance of students, out of responsibility towards students and teachers.

The government confirmed in a statement issued that the increase in the allowance for teachers' salaries is linked to the improvement and development of performance, which the government had agreed with the former Council of Teachers Syndicate.

For his part, Chairman of the Parliamentary Education Committee, Dr. Ibrahim Al-Budoor, said that the government made an offer to the Teachers Union to increase conditional on job performance.

The proposal includes the formation of a joint committee of the government and the union to determine the bases of the assessment, according to the deputy.

Al-Budoor said in an interview with Al-Jazeera Net that the Teachers' Union had adhered to during the meeting, which was collected by the government at the Ministry of Education on Saturday, a 50% premium.

Violations
In a related context, one of the teachers during the press conference of the union about the abuses he and his fellow teachers the moment of their arrest last Thursday by the security services.

He said that he and the rest of the arrested teachers were taken in a vehicle that was not suitable for transporting cattle to the security center, and that their phones and watches were taken before they were stripped and stripped there for more than 20 minutes.

"My fellow teachers and I have been severely beaten and there are obvious cuts and bruises on our bodies."

The union showed several videos and photos showing security forces attacking teachers during the vigil Thursday.

The Jordanian government reiterated its request to the Syndicate Council to provide it with all cases of assaults against teachers during the sit-in organized by the Syndicate on Thursday.

The government confirmed in another statement that if it receives any documented abuses submitted by the Teachers' Union, it will open an investigation in all transparency and seriousness, so that the results of the investigation will be announced immediately upon completion.