On April 16th, the Administrative Court in Abbasiya will begin looking into 106 appeals submitted by the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) against the Minister of Education’s decision to disqualify teachers who passed appointment t
Files: Economic Rights
21 Apr 2024
Egypt is grappling with a significant crisis in the number of teachers and their poor salaries, whether those with permanent, temporary or freelance contracts. The shortage in the number of teachers in Egypt is estimated at tens of thousands. According to the current minister of education, Reda Hegazy, 20,000 teachers are needed annually to fill the deficit, while many teachers retire due to reaching retirement age.
To the Prime Ministers of Belgium, Alexander De Croo, Greece, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, and Italy, Giorgia Meloni, and the President of the European Commission, Ursula Von Der Leyen,
Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights commentary
By Mohamed Ramadan, Economic and Social Justice Unit researcher
Joint statement of Egyptian human rights organizations
11 October, 2023
21 Sep 2023
"4,000 pounds per month does not make up for the previous inflationary rises, nor does it protect against further inflationary waves expected after the presidential elections"
"Binding mechanisms should be developed to implement the minimum wage in the private sector"
"4,000 pounds per month does not make up for the previous inflationary rises, nor does it protect against further inflationary waves expected after the presidential elections"
EIPR comment
