Tripoli – Ahmed Ibreidan, head of the National Planning Council, met with several members of parliament and representatives of teachers’ unions and faculty members to discuss ways to resolve the delayed start of the academic year and address employment and living demands for education sector staff.

The meeting included the chair and members of the Education Affairs Committee in parliament, the general deputy of the National Planning Council, the council’s secretary, and a group of advisers and experts. They discussed the reasons for the suspension of classes and possible mechanisms to resume studies. The talks also covered demands to improve the working and living conditions for teachers and faculty members.

Ibreidan emphasized the importance of prioritizing the resumption of classes, warning of the educational and social consequences of continued disruption and its impact on students at all educational levels.

He stressed that ensuring students’ right to education is a shared responsibility. He called for coordinated efforts among concerned parties to find solutions that balance continuity of classes with responding to the legitimate demands of staff.

The parliamentary Education Affairs Committee reviewed its efforts to monitor the school reopening issue and its communications with the teachers’ union. The committee affirmed its readiness to study proposals that could end the disruption and create conditions for educational institutions to resume their work.

The head of the teachers’ union outlined the union’s demands. These include improving salaries, settling and scheduling overdue financial entitlements, approving class allowances, and providing health insurance matched to professional and living requirements.

The meeting concluded with an agreement to submit discussion outcomes to parliament. The goal is to take the necessary measures to address the education sector’s challenges, ensure classes resume, and safeguard the rights of teachers and faculty members.