Around 3,000 people participated in a sit-in in front of the professional syndicates' building in Amman, Jordan, in support of the demands of teachers who have been on strike for about a month, demanding an increase in salaries.

Participants in the sit-in, which took place amid heavy security spread, banners reading "demands of teachers not for welfare but rights" and "the dignity of the teacher dignity of the homeland", in addition to "hungry together or satisfy together."

"Ali your voice in the square, the teacher Ma Enhan" and "Ali your voice in Amman, we are the safety valve."

Participants gave speeches in support of teachers' demands for a 50% increase, the authorities apologized for what happened during their protests on September 5 and opened an investigation into what happened.

The security services then prevented buses carrying teachers from the governorates of the Kingdom from reaching and participating in protests involving thousands of teachers in Amman, and used tear gas to disperse protesters in the Fourth Circle in front of the Prime Minister building.

The teachers' union subsequently announced a strike that continues today, despite government action and a judicial decision to stop the strike.

The government refuses to respond to the demands of teachers, stressing that this increase will cost the state treasury more than 150 million dollars annually, and decided to give them a monthly increase between 24 dinars (about 34 dollars) and 31 dinars (about 44 dollars).

However, teachers insist on a 50% increase in their basic salary in a country where the average monthly wage is about $ 600 and the minimum wage is $ 300, and they say they have reached an agreement on the rate of increase with the government in 2014, while the current government says that proportion Develops performance.

The strike came as about a million and a half students began their new school year, while the country was experiencing a deepening economic crisis with a public debt of about $ 40 billion.

Earlier last year, the government raised the prices of bread and imposed new taxes on many goods and materials, which are generally subject to a sales tax of 16%, and raised the income tax and imposed new tariffs and other taxes.