Senegalese minister Moustapha Guirassy surprised by three-day school strike
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Seneweb
Senegal’s Minister of National Education, Moustapha Guirassy, said he was surprised by the three-day strike announced by the G7 while talks with unions were continuing. He referred to regular meetings intended to address the sector’s difficulties and called for children’s right to education to be protected, at a government press conference reported by Seneweb.
Moustapha Guirassy, Senegal’s Minister of National Education, said he was surprised by the three-day strike called by the G7, while discussions with the unions were continuing. He recalled that monthly and twice-monthly meetings were held to identify the sector’s difficulties and find solutions, during a government press conference held on Monday at the Mamadou Dia Administrative Building, according to Seneweb.
The minister also cited the image-related stakes involved in preparing to host the Youth Olympic Games in Senegal and defended children’s right to education. The statement came after the announced handling of 99% of the education protocol, the day after that announcement and following a proposal for a moratorium before the general strike, made on 16 October.
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