Teachers moonlight for a living

Teachers moonlight for a living

BANDAR LAMPUNG, Lampung: Teachers posted on Pasaran Island
have to spend whatever spare time they have doing extra work to
supplement their income and pay for sea transportation.

Antara reported on Saturday that a number of teachers have had
to open food stalls, sell petrol by the roadside, fish, or even
become construction workers.

"We wouldn't be able to sustain our family by relying on our
salary alone...Most of it is spent on sea transportation (to
reach the school on the island)," said Bahrun Bahtiar, principal
of an elementary school.

Two other teachers, Mauludi and Yusuf, concurred with Bahrun.
"It's something we have to accept as part and parcel of being
teachers," Mauludi said. "Our moonlighting jobs help us
financially," he added. (swe)