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Once again teachers in the West African state of Gabon have embarked on a month’s strike over unpaid wages. They are also demanding that early years teachers be integrated into the school system – they have been working without salaries for many years. Teachers in the country earn poverty wages – about $130 a month – making it difficult to live a reasonable life. |
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As a result of the strike the government of dictator Ali Bongo promised to pay the money owed to them – however that has still not happened. Moreover his government has a habit of sending out armed security forces to attack the teachers and the school and university students who often come out to support them. |
