Mayotte Teachers Threaten Strike as Wage Crisis Deepens
Mayotte – Contract teachers in Mayotte are escalating protests over unpaid wages, with unions issuing a โขstrike notice for next Tuesday if a resolution isn’t reached. Demonstrators marched on the rectorate and departmental council today,voicing frustration overโข delayed payments andโฃ insufficient emergency measures. Theโ dispute centers on a failure to anticipateโข contract issues, leaving some educators facing โขeviction.
The ongoing crisisโค stems from a lack of preparedness regarding teacher contracts, according to Jean-Franรงois Pollozec, regional โsecretary of Unsa Education. “We knew that contracts would be problematic. I had alerted fromโข August,” Pollozec stated. “An emergency system could beโค prepared, but nothing has been done. Result: โsome young teachers find themselves expelled from their accommodation.” The situation highlights chronic challenges in Mayotte’sโ education system, a French overseas territory facingโฃ unique logistical โand financial hurdles.
After hours of demonstration, unions โmet with โฃValรฉrie Debuchy, rector of โคthe academy, behindโ closed doors. Debuchy reportedly instructed unpaid staff to identify themselves to school leaders, promising an emergency payroll file requesting 800 euros in deposits be sent to Reunion payments for expedited processing.
Tho, unions deem the proposed depositโ insufficient and inequitable. While a full wage โregularization is tentatively projected for December, no firm timeline has been provided. “A deposit is not a salary!” protestors chanted during their march, wichโค included a loop past the Zakia Madi โฃroundabout.
The strike notice underscores โthe growing desperation among Mayotte’s educators, who are demanding โฃimmediate and complete payment of owed wages. Shanyce Mathias reported this story.