The teachers in the DRC went on strike at the start of October to protest against several issues, including salaries and the retirement age.
Despite the National Teacher Union’s decision calling on teachers to suspend the strike, state teachers and public schools in North Kivu province are pressing ahead with the strike to express their displeasure over meagre pay.
Another meeting is scheduled for 8 November, when new orientations may be taken in relation to the teachers’ strike movement, at the same time dialogue between the trade unions and the Congolese government in Central Kongo is underway.
