National strike threatens Baccalaureate exams in Algeria

The National Education Worker’s Union is expected to go on strike on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday every week starting from June 6th.

• The National Coordinator of professional workers Nadjib Ben Medrou told Echorouk on the phone the strike will directly touch BEM and Baccalaureate exams due to be held in June 5^th and June 11^th respectively.
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• “The workers are in charge of missions directly linked to exams running as papers distribution and supervision operations,” he said.
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• “That will not happen because of the strike which has become the last means to put pressure on the education ministry to satisfy the workers’ claims,” he added.
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• According to a release issued from the Coordination, the strike decision was made after studying reports from 37 provinces in Algeria. They show that the education workers suffer from a serious situation and deputies did not answer their call for help on April 2^nd.
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• The workers are asking for fair salary system and a legal text to protect them from officials’ repression.