Jasharaj: Teachers' salaries in Kosovo to be at least as many in Albania

Jasharaj on show “Today” at KTV said it hopes the future government is not like the Kurti 2 Government, which it accused of not listening to other parties at all.

He has said he hopes the future government will hear the voice of trade unions and sit down to talk to them.

I wish a government would come that would hear the voice of unions, and talk with them. We're going to try again for a while with dialogue so we can implement the requirements. If the dialogue bears fruit, then the board of directors will be left to see which union actions we will take. The Steering Council has decided that union action will not have until new institutions are formed. We will try with the new government to resolve issues with dialogue. The key issue is collective contract, then we insist on increasing the value of the cofficiency, having better working conditions, not continuing with conditions being worked today on foam and soles, and with texts delaying”, Jasharaj said.

He has said the impression has been made that teachers have shorter hours of work, but this does not stand.

“As far as pay is concerned, I would say briefly, the salary is as much as our colleagues in Albania do, so let's not go further to European countries... It's been established that education workers have shorter hours, but I'm telling you that this doesn't last. They really have 20 hours of lessons, but they have 15 hours ahead of them to prepare for classes and 5 hours of communication with parents and students”.

He has said that even longer holidays, they are for students, as teachers are presented in schools. Jasharaj has added that schools in Kosovo, in general, are not XXI.

The teachers, wherever they are, give them their best. Depends on the circumstances. The teacher always tries to make the most of it. Schools in Kosovo in general are not XXI schools. It's still made of foam, soles, and signs. And with textbooks that three years we're having trouble”, Jasharaj said.