Teachers and employees of non-government educational institutions organised a rally in Barisal yesterday afternoon, demanding inclusion in the national pay scale and job nationalisation.
The rally in front of Ashwini Kumar Hall was held after a procession organised by Jatiya Shikkhak Karmachari Front, Barisal unit, marched the city roads. It was addressed by Zia Shahin, Gouranga Kundu, Sultanul Arefin, Aminur Rahman Khokan, Mujibor Rahman, and Mohsin-ul-Islam Habul, leaders of JSKF.
Speakers at the rally said the government had yet not declared an inclusion of teachers and employees of non-government educational institutions in the new pay-scale, nor did the government declare a separate pay-commission for them.
Leaders of JSKF also criticised the discriminatory role of the present government about non-government teachers and employees. They said education would never be standardised until the discrimination between government and non-government educational institutions were removed.
Apart from the new pay scale demand, their other demands included quick implementation of the National Education Policy 2010, increase of house rent, medical and festival allowances and annual increment for the teachers and employees.