Unemployed teachers accuse gov't of exploitation
Friday, May 18, 2018
Unemployed teachers at press Conference.PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
The teacher graduates who are struggling to be absorbed into their respective trained post are crying exploitation by government, especially now the employer has resorted to hiring them on contractual basis.
During a press briefing championed by a new movement, ‘Unemployed graduate teachers’ to represent the aggrieved graduates, the group spoke against contractual employment.
It is not uncommon in this part of the world for parents to actually punish their children when they show signs of depression associating it with issues of indiscipline, and as a result, the poor child will be lashed or given some kind of punishment. We have had many suicide cases in the country and sadly some of the cases included children and young adults. We need to start looking into issues of mental health with the seriousness it...