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The Gambia Vice President Threatened Job Termination and Replacement of Teachers

  • Date of Occurrence
    September 19, 2018
  • State/Country
    The Gambia
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The Vice President held a meeting with Teachers for Change and Network of Mission Teachers with the aim of ending their strike. He threatened job termination and replacement of teachers if they did not report to their schools on the 28th Sept.

Details
  • State/Country
    The Gambia
  • Perpetrator
    The Gambia Vice President
  • Legal Foundation
    Section 25, subsections (1d), (1e) and (1f) of the 1997 constitution.
  • Source
    https://www.freedomnewspaper.com/2018/09/27/gambia-striking-teachers-will-be-dismissed-if-they-dont-report-to-work-vp-darboe-warns/
Location
  • The Gambia

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  • Gambia
Rights & Freedom Violated
  • Freedom of Association & Assembly

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