Dozens of teachers protested on 8 August 2018 in front of the Ministry of Education, calling for the start of the selection process according to Law 66–97, to select new teachers. The teachers are also calling for the payment of incentives to those teachers who have been evaluated.
Eduardo Hidalgo, the ADP leader, said that the ADP has been asking the Ministry of Education to convene the selection process since last May. He said that Education Minister Andres Navarro has preferred to violate the law once again. He said the Association of Dominican Teachers (ADP) has complaints on file from Baní, Azua, Santo Domingo and other parts of the country with reports that persons involved in the selection process have not been appointed to teaching positions while others who did not pass the process have been hired.
Hidalgo said the protests are also in demand of increased retirement benefits, a commitment signed last March 2017 and, as yet, not realized.
Education Minister Navarro acknowledged some 20,000 teachers have been evaluated and have yet to receive the corresponding benefits.
The protest shut down part of Maximo Gomez Avenue near the Ministry.
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Diario Libre
9 August 2018
