Post by RedFlag32 on Sept 11, 2006 14:18:37 GMT
Hebron teachers and healthcare workers strike for 10th day in a row
(Hebron) Sa’ed Al Shoukhi
Monday, 11 September 2006
Government officials and civil servants are striking for the 10th day in a row today in the Hebron province. Health and education employees, including schoolteachers, are protesting the government’s continual failure to pay salaries. Many government employees have not received their paychecks in over six months.
Hundreds of teachers and school administrators from the South Hebron Educational Directorate staged a mass sit-in this morning in front of the City Cultural Center in the Village of Dura, located southwest of Hebron.
A demonstrator from the United Federation of Teachers told PNN that the sit-in is expected to last at least three days, and that participants hope to draw awareness to the problem.
The strike in Hebron, among other areas of Palestine, has enacted a complete paralysis of government institutions. While hundreds of teachers and school administrators strike, thousands of Palestinian school children remain outside the classroom. In the health sector, medical sources report that hospital sanitation is suffering and that only the most severe cases and emergencies and being handled.