Teachers Union of Malawi declares Monday strike for Covid-19 risk allowance
Teachers professional union, the Teachers Union of Malawi (Tum) says teachers in public schools will hold a strike on Monday, the day schools are supposed to open to force the government pay them covid-19 risk allowance.
Co-chairperson for the presidential taskforce on covid-19 Khumbize KandodoGovernment announced on Wednesday that all schools will open this coming Monday because covid-19 prevalence has drastically gone down from 30 per cent when schools were forced to close to 16 per cent now.
TUM President Willy Malimba said the government is not coming clear on the issue of risk allowances.
He further said government has also not fulfilled some of the requirements for the opening of schools, among them drilling of boreholes and erecting of temporary classes to decongest current classrooms.
Meanwhile, World Health Organisation (WHO) Country Representative Rose Nonhlanhla Dlamini has assured Malawians that the country made a right decision to procure Covid-19 vaccine to contain spread of Coronavirus in the country.
Nonhlanhla said WHO approved the vaccine to be safe.
She said while the targeted groups will have access to the vaccine, there is need to continue adhering to the preventive measures as the vaccine is just one of the tools for containing the pandemic.
Meanwhile, the country has registered eight new deaths, with 203 new cases.
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The ‘Allowance Pandemic ‘ again! We are trying to find a vaccine to reduce this and you are at it asking for it. Think again ladies and gentlemen. ..
Teachers should ask for PPE’s and not risk allowances. They are not treating people infected with covid-19.
Of coz are treating effected people but there at risk coz any time Anny day they can be contaminated thought the learners
Rediculous teachers have been receiving full pay though having more than 6 months off work. Government should have reduced teachers pay for not working. Now teachers demanding allowances have not seen others Doctors Nurses Police Prison Wardens sitting at home. Greedy teachers
These teachers have been receiving money without working and we were not complaining, now its time to go to work, they want money. They must refund the money they received without working. We want our money back. Ungretful human beings.
The culture of allowances. MMalawi ndi mbewu yoyipa zedi. What risk? Are you not a risk yourselves? I can understand doctors and nurses because they are working in hazardous conditions and they have a high risk of contracting the virus. It’s like working working in a battle zone. The teachers are not in a battle zone and there is very little contact between the pupil and the teacher. A nurse or doctor touches the patient. They should go to hell. They can leave if they want. These allowances are tax payers money. The government does not generate money. It uses the same money that they deduct us. Even donations from developed countries are someone’s tax there. Ma boma a udf and dpp atiwononga kwambiri.
The real dangerous disease in our Country is not Covid! It is this money hungry character, which leads in the end to corruption and theft!
They should spell out the intended use of the Allowance, Govt and Journalists (who feed on such news) should procure and provide those requirements. They’re needed for both Teacher and Student.
No monetary allowance.
I believe TUM being a union, they have exhausted all the avenues to call all the teachers for a strike because I wonder, it was when it was announced that schools are to open its when they have announced of the strike.
Students can equally be at risk, therefore what the teachers are asking to me, is totally rubbish. They are not going to nurse covid patients. Why not just resign? You guys can easily be replaced
Yes, they should not be given the allowance. No, they can not be easily replaced. Your temper is inordinate in the same manner as the wishes of TUM, tame it, it’s bad for your kids. Free advice
There once upon a time that COVID funds were meant for allowances when most of us were skeptical about the pandemic and we passively encouraged the rusk allowance sydrome and here we are today dancing to the hit song “risk allowance”
TUM is always playing with the minds of teacher. Whether it’s Madimba or Mandimba (Malimba) will get pumped up with cash then on Sunday night will tell teachers that TUM has agreed with the govt on all the measures. Teachers should not be fooled by tum anymore. They’ve been stealing your money all along waken up young teachers. Wait for a new teachers’ grouping coming soon which will cater for teachers’ real problem and their plight. Mark my word on Sunday or Monday, you’ll be told to back to classes by Malimba’s tum
Who is at risk here? I think our children are at risk because they are restricted in movements while teachers go any where they want.Therefore government has to provide the said allowance to children not teachers. The syndrome of allowances has matured into an evil sprit which needs to be casted out of our civil service.It is absurd that when government tries to sort out a problem others are busy frustrating it.When are we going to mature as a nation?
They at least deserve better conditions. less crowded classrooms and PPEs but they have not been given. When it comes to the allowances I take your side.
Yet they aint up to date with prevention measures whilst at home and all throughout the lockdown.
Mbuzi inu eti. Covid-19 risk allowance yachani? Which other disease allowance do you receive? Did you know that even flue kills people? Did you ever demanded allowance for that? Why don’t you just ask for priority vaccinations?
Government, please sack all the lazy fools.
It’s now all about allowances. You will get allowances but it’s too early to begin claiming allowances. Tapitani Kaye week imodzi ku school muone kuti boma litani. Zikapanda kutheka muyambeno zanuzo. Fotseki!!!
it doesn’t rain it pours
Cadet iwe pouring yake it
I agree with fellow teachers. Please go ahead. Knowing that some greedy people were feasting on the money, forgetting this noble cadre. They kept on saying teachers are not is the high risky category. Bravo for this action. I salute you. Aoneseni nyekhwe. They thought they will be sailing through easily. Aoneseni nyekhwe. Akamazayalula 2025 ali makwinya makwinya kukalamba ndi nkhawa.
I fully support the teachers. They need money. NOT boreholes. They need money.