{"id":131933,"date":"2025-11-09T08:37:03","date_gmt":"2025-11-09T08:37:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/?p=131933"},"modified":"2025-11-09T08:37:05","modified_gmt":"2025-11-09T08:37:05","slug":"idlib-teachers-go-on-strike-over-low-pay-harsh-living-conditions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/npasyria.com\/en\/131933\/","title":{"rendered":"Idlib teachers go on strike over low pay, harsh living conditions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>IDLIB, Syria (North Press) \u2013 <\/strong>Schools across Idlib Governorate, northwestern Syria, witnessed on Sunday morning a widespread teachers\u2019 strike to protest worsening living conditions and the authorities\u2019 failure to address demands for salary increases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mahmoud al-Abd, a teacher at al-Mahloul School in the city of Maarat al-Numan, told North Press that the strike came \u201cafter exhausting all attempts at dialogue.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said, \u201cOur living conditions have become unbearable. Teachers today receive salaries that barely cover a few days\u2019 expenses, while prices continue to soar.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Al-Abd stressed that \u201cteachers are not asking for privileges, but for the basic right to a dignified life that preserves our humanity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He noted that the strike was not intended to disrupt education, but rather to \u201cdraw attention to the dire reality faced by teachers,\u201d emphasizing that they demand a raise in salaries and improved working conditions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Similarly, Ahmad al-Khalaf, a teacher from the town of Taftanaz in the east of Idlib, said the strike followed months of unfulfilled promises from authorities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFor more than eight months, we have been calling for better salaries and conditions,\u201d he told North Press. \u201cAll we have received are promises and slogans. Striking is the only peaceful way left to make our voices heard.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Al-Khalaf added that \u201cthe educational environment is deteriorating daily. Schools lack basic teaching materials, classes are held in unsuitable conditions, and many teachers are considering leaving the profession altogether in search of more sustainable work.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He concluded, \u201cWe will continue our strike until our demands are met.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>By Nayef al-Bayoosh<\/strong><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IDLIB, Syria (North Press) \u2013 Schools across Idlib Governorate, northwestern Syria, witnessed on Sunday morning a widespread teachers\u2019 strike to protest worsening living conditions and the authorities\u2019 failure to address demands for salary increases. 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