Kathmandu, July 23
Over 300 teachers of private schools across Nepal have lost their job during four months of the lockdown in the country, from March 24 to July 22, according to a union.
The Institutional School Teachers’ Union Chairperson Hom Kumar Thapa informs over 300 teachers have filed their complaints of job loss with the union. As many as 48 teachers of the Kathmandu valley have lost their job, according to Thapa.
“This is the number of complaints we have received, but in reality, the number might be higher,” he says, “The schools should immediately stop firing teachers and other staff.”
Meanwhile, the union has warned of a stern protest if the teachers are not reinstated. It has already communicated its concern to concerned government offices such as the Ministry of Education, Centre for Education and Human Resource Development, and local bodies.
Private schools across Nepal employ over 200,000 teachers and non-teaching staff. Many of them have not received their pay during the lockdown, according to the union.
