Hunger Strikers Keep Pressure on Bulgaria’s Govt
The major protest of Bulgarian schoolteachers against low wages entered its eighth day on Monday, with continuing concerns about the health of hunger strikers.
Pravda: Bulgarian teachers demand better wages
About 2,000 teachers across Bulgaria began a symbolic “hunger” strike Friday demanding higher wages and increased government spending on education. The teachers will not eat food, but will continue to nourish themselves with liquids such as tea, juice, and coffee, said Veneta Milanova, a teachers’ union coordinator in the city of Pernik, about 32 kilometers (20 miles) west of Sofia.
Bulgarian teachers’ strike, a lesson in civic education
2000 teachers from all over the country went on a termless hunger strike and declared their protest against the government’s policy in the field of education.
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