Baghdad: The Sudanese government has initiated discussions with the teachers’ union to reform the education sector and empower educational staff. The head of the Reconstruction and Development Coalition, Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, held a meeting with a delegation from the Iraqi Teachers Syndicate to explore ways to improve the educational infrastructure and enact legislation aimed at enhancing the living standards of educational staff.
According to National Iraqi News Agency, this meeting was held during the reception of the syndicate delegation, led by Dr. Uday Hatem al-Issawi, and included the heads of the syndicate’s branches in Baghdad and other provinces. Also present was MP Saba al-Saadi, a member of the Reconstruction and Development parliamentary bloc and the parliamentary education committee. The attendees reviewed the coalition’s vision, which focuses on human development and infrastructure improvement, and discussed mechanisms for developing the education sector.
Al-Sudani highlighted previous government efforts to improve school infrastructure, mentioning the “One Thousand Schools” project under the Chinese agreement and the construction of hundreds of schools under “Project No. 1.” He also emphasized plans to build 600 schools under the Iraq Development Fund. After listening to the union’s demands, he acknowledged the importance of unions as representative bodies and committed to enacting legislation to improve educational staff’s living standards. This includes support and protection packages for teachers, residential land plots for educational staff, and curriculum reforms to align with global digital transformation.
The head of the teachers’ union expressed gratitude for the coalition’s focus on education, commending the Reconstruction and Development parliamentary bloc for adopting amendments to the union law to enhance legal protection and living standards for its members. The delegation also recognized the establishment of the Council of Unions and Federations during the Al-Sudani government, which became known as the “shadow government.”