{"id":6958,"date":"2017-10-03T16:28:34","date_gmt":"2017-10-03T16:28:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/?p=6958"},"modified":"2017-10-03T16:28:34","modified_gmt":"2017-10-03T16:28:34","slug":"local-teachers-union-demands-redeployment-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/local-teachers-union-demands-redeployment-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Local Teachers\u2019 Union demands redeployment review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The teachers\u2019 union \u2013 SEPEDUC says the criteria applied to redeploy teachers to different localities do not respect the human rights. \u201cThe technical commission in charge of redeploying teachers targeted those with less experience and unmarried ones\u201d says G\u00e9rard Niyongabo, the chairman of SEPEDUC.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6957\" style=\"width: 455px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6957\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-6957\" src=\"http:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/SEPEDUC-300x166.jpg\" alt=\"Niyongabo Gerard: \u201cWe intend to appeal to the National Commission for  Social Dialogue\u201d\" width=\"445\" height=\"246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/SEPEDUC-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/SEPEDUC-600x332.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.iwacu-burundi.org\/englishnews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/SEPEDUC.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 445px) 100vw, 445px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6957\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Niyongabo Gerard: \u201cWe intend to appeal to the National Commission for Social Dialogue\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n<p>He says following the number of times that teachers have been redeployed; they become less experienced where they teach. \u201cThe redeployment caused negative consequences. Young teachers are condemned to remain single and will be unable to plan anything for the future\u201d, he says.<\/p>\n<p>Niyongabo accuses the technical commission of redeploying some teachers far away while they are still needed where they are. \u201cTeachers face some difficulties to reach their workplace. There is a long distance between schools and teachers\u2019 homes\u201d, says Niyongabo.<\/p>\n<p>The chairman of teachers\u2019 Union says SEPEDUC intends to appeal to the National Commission for Social Dialogue. \u201cWe won\u2019t go on strike. We think that dialogue is the only way to deal with our issue\u201d, he says.<\/p>\n<p>In Bururi province, 105 primary school teachers have been redeployed to Karusi Province, 79 have started the 2017-2018 school year in Gitega province, 137 teachers have started the school-year in Makamba province while 97 have been redeployed to other schools within the same province of Bururi.<\/p>\n<p>After the redeployment, the Ministry of National Education asked the concerned teachers to do their daily activities without any condition. Venant Ndabaniwe, in charge of redeployment at the Ministry of Education said the redeployment activities have been operated by the representatives of teachers in collaboration with the redeployment commission. \u201cThe Ministry will do nothing as the concerned people and the members of the commission know each other\u201d, he said.<\/p>\n<p>At the opening of the October session in the National Assembly this 2 October, Pascal Nyabenda, the speaker for the parliament has congratulated the Ministry of Education for having taken effective measures that promote education in Burundi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The teachers\u2019 union \u2013 SEPEDUC says the criteria applied to redeploy teachers to different localities do not respect the human rights. \u201cThe technical commission in charge of redeploying teachers targeted those with less experience and unmarried ones\u201d says G\u00e9rard Niyongabo, the chairman of SEPEDUC. 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