Education: Ministry warns syndicates of launching “illegal” strikes
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Every employee who stopped working is striking as applicable in provisions that are in effect, in response to the protests that were launched called by the sector’s syndicates bloc on 10 and 11 February, Education Ministry said on Sunday.
“Any notification about such protests needs negotiations, according to article 30 of the complemented and reformed law 02-90 on prevention from collective conflicts and settling them, and exercising the tight to strike”.
“This article said, the State must protect the employee from threats, or insults, or cursing, or abuse of any nature, during the exercise of his function, and must ensure a compensation for any harm”.
“According to the same article, the State would, in these circumstances, replace the employee to get compensation from the perpetrator of such acts, as we also recognizes that State has the right to appeal directly to the Court through incorporation as civil party before the competent judicial authority”.
“Any strike must be preceded by meetings of reconciliation in accordance with the provisions of the aforementioned law, particularly the articles 16 to 20. Education Ministry adopted dialogue as a method of work, and is ready to receive the concerned syndicates, to study the demands and try to find solutions in accordance with the provisions of the texts that are governing syndicates’ action and the exercise of the right to strike.”
“Previously, syndicates bloc of Education met in Algeria’s capital on last Sunday, and called upon the ministry to review the law on national education to realize justice between wires and stages in the classification and promotion, and integration and innovative levels.”