Tension among the third category of employees at the Ministry of Education in Jordan

The social situation of the third category employees in the Ministry of Education is witnessing tension, this period because of the accumulation of their professional and social problems and the ministry's intransigence to meet their demands.

The Jordanian Labour Observatory stated that a number of third-class employees had carried out a protest on Tuesday, in front of the ministry headquarters.

The employees ask for the increase in the basic salary and the implementation of the civil service system, as well as, the payment of the job difficulty allowance according to the job and the changing of the job title according to the duration working.

The protesters also ask for the decrease in the official hours of the guard from 16 hours to 8 hours according to the Labour Law, and his replacement with a substitute, as well as the payment of an additional allowance for the school guards, in addition to the mobility allowance and their inclusion in the salary bill. In addition, they ask for the increase in the examinations’ rewards, the determining of the number of working hours (8 hours per day), without forcing workers to replace the guard at night.

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