Teachers across the state of Andhra Pradesh were prevented by police road blocks from reaching demonstrations in Hyderabad, organised by the Joint Action Committee of Employees, Teachers, Workers and Pensioners (JAC). Thousands of strikers were detained by police but despite this there was a massive demonstration in Hyderabad.
Teachers across the state of Andhra Pradesh were prevented by police road blocks from reaching demonstrations in Hyderabad, organised by the Joint Action Committee of Employees, Teachers, Workers and Pensioners (JAC). Thousands of strikers were detained by police but despite this there was a massive demonstration in Hyderabad.
The JAC has an eleven point plan including the filling of 400,000 government vacancies across the state, the ending of outsourcing and an end to the apprentice system for teachers – which means teachers are employed on short term for low salaries.