The National Confederation of Private Business Institutions (Confiep), together with 33 organizations and companies from the private sector, urged Congress not to promulgate Law No. 1587 out of insistence. According to them, this law would mean a setback in teaching meritocracy and would put the quality of education of millions of students at risk.
The statement warns that the law would allow teachers who did not pass the necessary evaluations or who opted for temporary contracts to enter the first echelon of the Public Teaching Career (CPM), which they consider unfair for those teachers who met all the requirements.
The organizations praised the decision of Dina Boluarte’s government to comply with the law last July and described the measure as “populist and facile.” They also emphasized that meritocracy must be required of all teachers to ensure quality education.
Finally, they asked Congress to immediately shelve the proposal for automatic appointment of teachers, stating that it is essential to guarantee a fair and efficient educational system for all Peruvians.
