Employees of the Office of the Basic Education Commission (Opec) rally on Tuesday at the Education Ministry, demanding that the government formally guarantee their job security and restore their fringe benefits. (Photo by Varuth Hirunyatheb)The Education Ministry on Wednesday bowed to pressure from temporary employees of the Office of the Basic Education Commission (Obec), agreeing to employ them under an old hiring system widely seen to offer better remuneration and greater job security. The decision came after talks involving senior officials following a protest by hundreds of employees outside the Education Ministry early this week. The workers argued the change in the hiring system, which took effect on Oct 1, would affect their job security and other welfare benefits. Starting in the 2019 fiscal year, Obec decided to hire 15,000 administrative workers for state-run schools nationwide to free up teachers to concentrate on teaching.

Source: Bangkok Post October 16, 2019 13:07 UTC