Kuppet rejects the misguided policy proposal and will fight it until its defeated. We also demand an immediate halt to contract employment in the public service, Mr Misori said. He was referring to a judgment last month by the Employment and Labour Relations Court which ruled that the employment of teachers through the internship programme by TSC is unconstitutional.
The court held that the commission does not have the power to hire teachers on internship contracts. It went on to state that TSC can only hire teachers on permanent and pensionable terms.
The affected teachers have been pushing for implementation of the ruling. However, TSC has obtained orders to stay the implementation of the judgment as it pursues an appeal against it.
There are 46,000 teachers employed on contracts, a majority of whom are deployed in junior secondary schools (JSS).
The union is ready to agree the terms upon which the conversion [to permanent and pensionable terms] can be effected. We urge the government, in particular the two Speakers of Parliament and all members of Parliament, to convene a special session and appropriate emergency funds to convert intern teachers to permanent terms, the union statement reads.
Kuppet further called for domiciling of JSS in secondary schools.
That move would take advantage of the immense human capital and physical infrastructure like laboratories and libraries that are already in secondary schools but are lacking in primary schools, Mr Misori argued.
The government has maintained that the segment will remain in primary schools.
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