Unemployed teachers accuse gov't of exploitation

Unemployed teachers at press Conference.PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Unemployed teachers at press Conference.PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

The rising number of unemployed graduates has become a sore subject and teacher graduates are rising to tackle the unjust treatment in their sector.

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. 

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