Teachers in Nghe An struggle as salary payments are delayed for over five months

Contract teachers and staff in Cua Lo, Nghe An, have faced salary delays since June, causing significant financial hardship for many who have worked in the education sector for decades.

At Nghi Huong Secondary School, the principal reported that the school has been unable to pay a group of contract workers due to a lack of tuition fee reimbursements from the previous semester and limited regular funding. While these employees previously received salaries and benefits equivalent to civil servants, current contract terms lack specific guidance on official pay scales.

The provincial education sector has proposed allocating approximately 97 billion VND to resolve these financial bottlenecks and stabilize the livelihoods of affected educators.