TUNIS, July 10 (Reuters) - Tunisia has suspended salary payments for 17,000 teachers and sacked 350 school principals over protests demanding an increase in pay, authorities said on Monday. As part of their protest, teachers in the country have refused to hand in school grades. Ikbel Azzabi, a union official, told Reuters that Tunisia's decision aims at "starving teachers", and the next school season would be difficult due to expected protest movements. Hundreds of school principals have already started submitting their resignations. The education ministry maintains that the country's public finances do not allow the teachers' requests to be approved.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 10, 2023 16:45 UTC