BY SAFTU Admin – this post was originally published on SAFTU
IN SUMMARY:
- SAFTU is upset by the Western Cape Department of Education’s decision to cut 2,400 teaching positions
- This will increase the number of unemployed South Africans, adding to the already high unemployment rate of 8.2 million.
- The decision worsens teacher shortages and overcrowded classrooms, harming education quality for children.
- The Western Cape government previously promoted its effective management, but this move increases poverty and unemployment.
- Many South Africans live in extreme poverty, with 9 million unemployed and a R760 food poverty line.
- The teacher layoffs will hurt students, communities, and the future workforce.
- SAFTU calls on the Provincial Government to resolve funding issues and reinstate the teachers.
- SAFTU advocates for solutions that ease workers’ struggles and address social problems.
