Leaders of the Single Union of Education Workers of Peru (Sutep) representing the regions of Tacna, Moquegua, Cusco, Puno and Apurímac began a hunger strike at a roundabout on the Civic Promenade in Tacna.
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They demand compliance with Article 16 of the Peruvian Political Constitution, which states that 6% of the gross domestic product (GDP) must be allocated to the education sector budget.
Closing gaps
The Secretary General of Sutep Moquegua, Luis Chayña Vizcarra, said that the goal is to close the gaps in educational institutions in the urban and rural sectors, so that they have better infrastructure, basic water, sanitation and connectivity services, as well as an increase of 500 soles in teachers’ salaries.
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They stressed that there are schools that lack Internet access, teachers and students have to use data transfers that they pay for out of their own pocket, they do not have drinking water, children receive classes in precarious classrooms and even parents have to pay for assistants.
The measure would seek to attract the attention of national authorities who will arrive in Tacna to participate in the 95th anniversary of the reincorporation of the Heroic City to Peru, which will be commemorated on August 28.
