The General Secretary of the Central Committee of AKEL, Stefanos Stefanou, met with a delegation of the Pancyprian Association of School Chaperones/Assistants today.
During the discussion, the long-standing problems faced by school attendants, who are called upon to exercise a very important profession, through many difficulties and under unfavourable working conditions with earnings below the minimum wage, were raised.
The non-institutionalisation of the profession by the government remains the main problem, which works against children with disabilities and erects obstacles to their smooth integration into the school unit. Gaps exist in the issues of the recruitment procedure, the terms of reference and training.
As AKEL we support the just demands of school chaperones/assistants and call on the government to take substantial initiatives to end the unacceptable stonewalling that is taking place. In this direction, the General Secretary of the C.E. of AKEL will send a relevant letter to the Minister of Education.
The AKEL delegation included AKEL MP and member of the Parliamentary Committee on Education Christos Christofides and member of the K.E. of AKEL Vakis Charalambous.
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