:quality(85)//cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/infobae/2BBV3NHOEBF4TFNFF3W222KSSA.jpg "Teachers are demonstrating this Tuesday: why the Fecode is demonstrating")
This Tuesday, February 28, the fertile markets. The demonstrations will begin around 9:00 am in different cities of the national territory.
Teachers demonstrate this Tuesday, February 28, announces the Fecode
The teachers will submit to the Ministry of Education a list of demands in which they ask for better working conditions, the implementation of the single post, improvements in the teaching health system, among other aspects.
The National Federation of Educators will take to the streets with the aim of demanding various things from the national government. The main thing is the dignity of the teaching job and more budget for education.
In the list of petitions they published that Colombian teachers will demonstrate for, the teachers include six specific themes.
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Fecode primarily requires that public education be protected. In the second case, they walk for the dignity of the profession teacher; for the defense of teacher health and Fomag; for the reform of General participation system; due to the thaw list of law 1278 and for the execution and concretization of the signed agreements.
“On the occasion of the deposit of the specifications approved by the national council and the demand that the government comply with what has been agreed, a great national mobilization is called, both in Bogotá and in the capitals, supporting which has been defined by the council, ”he announced to the Federation a few days ago.
In Bogotá, the Fecode marches will begin at the headquarters of the Government of Cundinamarca at 9:00 a.m. and will go to the Ministry of Education.
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On the other hand, another march should start on Avenida Jiménez with carrera 7 and head towards the Colombian Presidency. This mobilization would begin at 10:00 a.m. This group aims to file the State Framework Document and the documents of the sector, as explained by the Central Unitaria de Trabajadores.
Although the latter is not an exclusive protest of teachers, but in general of workers in Colombia and especially in the public sector, Fecode also supports the initiative.
Although the demonstrations will also take place in other cities and municipalities, the National Federation of Educators assured a few days ago that the tours and sit-ins will take place in accordance with the directives of the affiliated unions.
It should be remembered that on Monday, February 27 precisely, the departure of the Minister of Education, Alejandro Gaviria, was announced.
After the surprise announcement of departure from the Ministry of Education of Alejandro Gaviriatogether with Patricia Ariza, from the education portfolio, and María Isabel Urrutia, from sports, who was also rector of the Universidad de los Andes, made two publications on the night of Monday, February 27, with which he thanked the president of the Republic, Gustavo Francisco Petro, who would have invited him to be part of his government.
“I thank @petrogustavo for the invitation to be part of his government. My opinions have always had a constructive purpose within the framework of a pluralistic coalition government. I will continue to express my opinion freely so that Colombia has the best reforms possible,” said the now former education minister.
He also paid tribute to his aides during his brief six-month tenure as Petro director and extended his best wishes to his successor in power.
“I appreciate the confidence and support of my colleagues in the ministry. I wish Minister @AuroraVergaraF1 much success in all that comes, in particular in the reform of law 30 on which we had worked as a team and with enthusiasm,” he added.
Specifically, after a presidential speech in which the departure of the three ministers was signaled, Gaviria changed the biography of his Twitter profile to: “Democratic reformer. Defender of freedom of expression. Now I’m a minister.”