Police in Kellem Wollega Zone, Oromia detain more than 20 teachers for refusing mandatory salary cut, local authorities deny
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- OHRM-2023-0005
- Date of incident
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- Kellem Wollega
Police have detained more than 20 teachers who raised questions over a government scheme that deducts some amount of money from their salaries, in Lalo Qile district of Kellem Wollegga zone, in Western Oromia. The teachers have been detained in Lalo District police facility for over a week, VOA Afaan Oromoo reported. “In 2021 we gave 100 percent of our one month salary to be deducted over a year for [PM Abiy Ahmed’s] ’Dine for Ethiopia’ program.
Source: Addis Standard, "News: Police in Kellem Wollega Zone, Oromia detain more than 20 teachers for refusing mandatory salary cut, local authorities deny", published 2023-01-12. https://addisstandard.com/news-police-in-kellem-wollega-zone-oromia-detain-more-than-20-teachers-for-refusing-mandatory-salary-cut-local-authorities-deny/