Teachers perform poorly due to debt

Teachers perform poorly due to debt

SERUI, Irian: Most of the 1,873 teachers in Yapen Waropen
regency are deep in debt, making them unable to perform their
duties well, said chairman of the local Indonesian Teachers Union
in the regency, Orie Runtuboy, here on Wednesday.

"The teachers buy their daily necessities on credit. They have
to borrow money from banks or money lenders to send their
children to study in the capital city of Jayapura," Rontuboy
said.

During the induction ceremony of the new management of the
Local Indonesian Teachers Union, Rontuboy appealed to the
Minister of Education, Malik Fajar to raise the teachers' wages
by 50 percent to enable them to make ends meet.

Yerry Haurissa, the head of the education department in the
province vowed to improve the welfare of the teachers as he said
teachers played a key role in human resources development.
--Antara