Senegal Teachers Union Leader Calls for Action on Unfulfilled Agreements and Promises

The day after the celebration of May 1, celebrating the traditional ceremony of presenting the complaint records of the trade union centers to the President of the Republic, the general secretary of the coordination of social forces, also the general secretary of the coordination of teachers. of Senegal, Moussa Diène, to comment on the expectations of the people, especially in the education sector.

“The President of the Republic has inherited a heavy social responsibility… Agreements have been signed with the outgoing team but have not yet been implemented. What we are saying is asking for a reinstatement that we raised in front of the president without telling him again, that there is no need to be there anymore. Demands for compensation are the contracts signed that are not respected, the promises made but not honored What we want is something concrete, something visible, something visible,” said Mr. Diène, after their speech – face to face with the head of state.

According to him, “the intentions are good, but they are not enough. What the workers expect from this new regime is that we move quickly and better in terms of workers’ concerns than this country … today there are companies that are in trouble, we mentioned the example of La Poste, Sonacos, the Railways…”.

And for the education sector, the secretary general of the Coordination of Teachers of Senegal wants to be clear. “The decision-making teachers today are in total inequality, because they are treated in an unfair way and they must be restored to their rights. There is an order to be reviewed to make sure that these teachers can get their rights back… The president must in the coming days sign this order that will restore decision-making teachers …”, he said.