In addition to economic problems, the government's wage policy applied to paid teachers caused the interpretation of "wage slavery". While trying to meet the teacher gap with paid teachers, paid teachers who earn a salary in return for additional lessons continue to earn a salary below the minimum wage under normal conditions. In addition to the economic problems, the salary of a paid teacher who teaches at the The Ministry of National Education (MEB) school is recorded as 2,016 Turkish Liras (TL), half of the new minimum wage.
The education system, which turned into a puzzle board, caused tens of thousands of teachers to be victims. While problems arose in the system due to the wrong policies experienced in the appointment of teachers, this situation resulted in a 700,000 teachers waiting for appointment and a shortage about 150,000 teachers. MEB, on the other hand, is trying to solve the problem with paid teachers instead of solving the problem. The salaries of paid teachers, which correspond to approximately 10 percent of the total number of teachers, made them give in. In Turkey, where it is close to 3,900 TL of the hunger limit and where we are faced with fluctuations in the economy data, the December salary of a paid teacher of 2,016 TL has caused reactions.
HUNGER LIMIT 3,900 TL, DECEMBER SALARY 2,016 TL
Ministry of National Education is trying to meet the shortage of teachers who cannot be appointed with paid teaching. Despite the fact that the hunger limit has exceeded 3,900 TL, the low salaries of paid teachers who work in return for additional lessons cause reactions. It came to the fore again when a teacher with a low salary of paid teachers revealed that the salary they receive for December is deposited in their account as 2,016 TL. Waged teachers, who are already paid below the minimum wage, cause their salaries to fall even more in case of a decrease in the number of courses.