Teachers at Syrian education directorate apply for Autonomous Administration jobs

QAMISHLI, Syria – (North Press) – Recently, the Education Authority of the Autonomous Administration in the Jazira Region announced a recruitment drive that witnessed a remarkable turnout by teachers working in the Syrian government education directorates, days after the escalation of the economic crisis in the country shortly after the Caesar Act came into effect.

Kawthar Doco, the co-chair of the Education Authority in North and East Syria, said the reason that teachers from the Syrian education directorates applied is related to the economic crisis and the inability of the government to deal with its repercussions.

She added one of the conditions for employee admission is to work with the Autonomous Administration institutions only, as it is not acceptable for the teacher to work for both the Syrian government and the Autonomous Administration institutions.

A teacher at the Syrian education directorates receives an average salary of about 40,000 Syrian Pounds, while his counterpart at the Autonomous Administration receives about 80,000 SYP. After the decision of the Autonomous Administration to raise the salaries of its employees by 150%, a teacher's salary is set to reach about 200,000 SYP.

Well-informed sources told North Press that a large percentage of the applicants to the recruitment drive are retired teachers, so they will not be accepted due to their old age that exceeds the age group specified in the drive, which does not exceed 45 years.

The implementation of the Caesar Act has escalated the country's economic crisis and clearly worsened living conditions in Syrian government-held areas.

(Reporting by Muhammad Habash, editing by Lucas Chapman)