Teachers unions in El Salvador are calling for pension reform

The march that went from Plaza Divino Salvador del Mundo to the seat of government caused traffic jams in many streets and roads that lead to Alameda Manuel Enrique Araujo, where a proposal to reform the comprehensive law of the pension system will be presented.

Several teachers expressed their positions in a public forum near a statue of Monsignor Oscar Arnulfo Romero, the Salvadoran saint, which stands in Plaza Divino Salvador del Mundo, before the march to the Presidential House.

Francisco Zelada, secretary of the General Education Teachers’ Union of El Salvador, described the recently approved law as something that generates more crises in the pension system.

He said that we demand decent pensions and reform of Article 97 of the Payments Calculation Law, a message that was reflected in various posters that accompanied the teachers’ delegation.

Upon their arrival at the Government House, a group of teachers surrounded by agents of the System Maintenance Unit entered the Government House to submit a proposal to amend the articles of the new Comprehensive Pension System Law.

And when they extended their call to a rally, according to the general secretary of the teachers’ bases, Jorge Villegas, the teachers said the pension reform promoted by the government and endorsed by the association condemns many union members to misery and hunger. .

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