Tangerang teachers to get late pay

Tangerang teachers to get late pay

TANGERANG: About 1,500 of around 4,000 contract teachers in
Tangerang, Banten, who have not received their salaries for the
past three months will be paid on Sept. 15, an official says.

The head of the Tangerang Education Agency, Muhyi Syarifudin,
said the administration only had Rp 6 billion (US$588,235) to pay
the salaries of teachers at private schools.

"The other 2,500 teachers will receive their salaries after
the administration receives school operational assistance (from
the central government) in late September," he said as quoted by
Tempointeraktif.com.

Muhyi said the 1,500 teachers would receive their salaries
through state bank BRI.

Several councillors have expressed concern about the delay in
paying the teachers.

"This type of delay should not happen because the funds have
been disbursed," said Sobri, a members of City Council's
Commission B for economic affairs. --JP