“We have urged teachers to look at the national interest, future of our children and end their strike with immediate effect,” Dr Hamoud Bin Khalfan Bin Mohammad Al Harthy, Undersecretary for Education and Curricula at the Ministry of Education, said in reply to a question by Gulf News during a marathon three-and-a-half hour interaction with the media.
Al Harthy, Saud Bin Salim Al Beloushi, Undersecretary for Planning and Development of Human Resources at the ministry, and Mohammad Bin Hamdan Al Tobi, Adviser at the ministry, addressed the media, mainly outlining the ministry’s plans of expansion in future.
The Omani teachers struck work nine days ago, with various demands, including fewer working hours, the right to form a union and a proper salary structure according to seniority.
