【新唐人2014年12月11日讯】过去几个星期来，中国有成千上万的教师抗议工资太低，以及对强制缴纳养老保险的做法不满而举行罢课。有老师在网上透露，他们的地区津贴是其他地方的一半，货币分房也没有发放，十余年工龄，到手工资只有2000多元。
12月7号，中共国务院侨办主任裘援平在第三届世界华文教育大会上表示，希望在未来三年对3万名华文教师进行系统培训。
对比中共教育部在海外砸大钱设立众多的孔子学院，中国境内的教师就没这么“幸福”了。
近一年来，中国各地有大量的教师罢工。单单过去的几个星期以来，中国东北就有成千上万的教师罢教，抗议工资太低和强制缴纳养老保险的做法。他们为了微薄的薪水向地方政府争取权利。
深圳市春风劳动争议咨询服务部主任张治儒：“教师的这些集体游行，其实是很多年积压的结果，很多的不满，地方在执政这些方面，做的很不到位，在我们内地有些教师，有很大的意见。”
前不久，黑龙江绥化肇东市的部分中小学老师停止教学向政府“讨薪”。当地老师反映，他们的待遇太低，和周围其他县市的工资相差1000多块钱。
对此，肇东市委书记赵胜利到现场协调，现场老师抗议声不断，赵胜利解释，肇东市的工资始终按全省统一标准执行，因为医保、养老和公积金是每月扣除，跟年底集中扣除的地区相比，月工资显得少一些。但现场抗议的老师们不满意这个说法。
黑龙江肇东中小学八千教师大罢课后引发连锁效应，不到二周已蔓延至黑龙江的双城、依兰、尚志、宾县、巴彦、方正、五大连池等地，目前依兰县罢课仍然在持续。
依兰县多名教师冒着零下24度的严寒，聚集在依兰县政府前广场上，打出“依兰4000教师维权 要求返还克扣工薪”的横幅，高喊“还我工资，反对克扣，坚持到底，明天继续”的口号。
12月4号，河南禹州市数千教师聚集在市政府门前，手持横幅维权，强调他们是一群从事高尚职业，却领着低等薪资的教师。
河南禹州陈老师:“工资确实比较低，像我也教了三十年了，工资也就是(每月)两千四，加上绩效工资两千七吧，确实比较困难。”
河南禹州王老师:“有两年的绩效工资没有发，政府答应了说分三年以内可能给补齐，确定说在年前补半年，因为老师比较多缺口比较大。”
根据《自由亚洲电台》报导，这股罢课维权潮更蔓延至浙江省丽水市缙云县。
北京理工大学经济学教授胡星斗接受《自由亚洲电台》采访时表示，在中国，基层中小学教师的工资普遍偏低，有两个原因，第一是教师是弱势团体没有话语权。
第二点，胡星斗说各级政府其实是不太重视教育的。尽管中国历来说科教兴国，重视教育，但是中国的教育经费投入占GDP比重，在前些年一直是百分之2点几，现在才达到4%，而世界平均水平一般都在5%左右。
在中国，教师一直是工资相对较低的职业。依兰县教师在网上发布的一封公开信中称，有二十年教龄的老教师每月工资才2000多元，新教师的工资“更可怜”，还不到1000元。
采访/田净 编辑/黄亿美
Strikes For Higher Wages Spreading Among Teachers In China
For the past few weeks, tens of thousands of teachers
have been going on strike in China to protest against
low wages and compulsory pension.
Some teachers reveal on the internet that their allowance
is only half of what others receive in other areas.
Neither have they received any subsidies for housing.
With over ten years of work experience, they are only
receiving slightly more than 2000 yuan ($US 324) a month.
On the 7th December at the 3rd World Congress for Chinese
Education, Qiu Yuanping, director of State Council of Chinese
Overseas Affairs, stated his hope to implement systematic
retraining for 30,000 Chinese teachers in the next 3 years.
In contrast to the huge funding that the various
“Confucious Institutes" overseas are receiving from the CCP’s
Ministry of Education, the teachers within China
are not so “blessed".
Over the past year, there are a large number of teachers
going on strike in China.
In the recent weeks alone, there are already tens of thousands
of teachers on strike in the North East regions of China.
They protested against low wages and the
compulsory pension scheme.
They fought for their rights to a meagre salary
against the local governments.
Director of Shenzhen city Chunfeng labour dispute advisory
services, Zhang Zhiru:
These parades by the teachers are the results of years of
neglect and dissatisfaction.
The local governments are doing a very poor job.
We have teachers here that hold very strong opinions.
Not long ago, primary and secondary school teachers from
Zhaodong county, Suihua city, of Heilongjiang province stopped
teaching to demand for salaries from the government.
Local teachers complained that their remunerations
were too low.
They are receiving more than a thousand yuan ($US 162) less
than what their counterparts are receiving in other areas.
Amidst the protests, party secretary of Zhaodong county,
Zhao Shengli, was dispatched as a site coordinator.
He explained to the teachers at the scene of protest that
their wage rate has always been following the
unified standards of the province.
However, contributions to health insurance, pension
and provident funds are deducted from wages monthly
as opposed to yearly from other areas.
This is why their monthly wages appear less compared
to what others are receiving.
However, teachers are not satisfied with this explanation.
The strike by 8,000 teachers from Heilongjiang Zhaodong
county started a ripple effect.
In less than 2 weeks, the strikes have spread to Shuangcheng,
Yilang, Shangzhi, Binxian, Bayan, Fangzheng, Wudalianchi
and other areas in Heilongjiang province.
Strikes in Yilan county are still presently ongoing.
Teachers from Yilan county braved the cold of -24C (-11.2F)
and gathered at the square in front of
local government quarters.
They raised banners reading: 4000 teachers from Yilan
demand return of deducted wages.
They also shouted slogans such as:
Return my wages, and stop the deduction.
We will persist to the end, and we will continue tomorrow.
On Dec. 4, thousands of teachers gathered in front of
City Hall in Henan Province Yuzhou county.
They emphatically stated that they are working in a
noble profession, but are receiving a low wage.
Mr Chen from Yuzhou county: Really, the wages are rather low.
I have worked for 30 years, but I am only receiving
a monthly salary of 2400 yuan ($US 389).
With a performance bonus, I get about 2700 ($US 437).
It is really quite difficult.
Another Mr Wang: We have not received any
performance bonus for the last two years.
The government promised that they will make-up for it
within 3 years and that they will return half a year’s worth
of backlog before the end of this year.
It has been difficult because there are many teachers.
According to Radio Free Asia strikes among teachers
have spread even further to Jinyun County of Lishui City
in Zhejiang Province.
In an interview conducted by Radio Free Asia, economics
professor Hu Xingdou from Beijing Institute of Technology
said that there are two reasons for low wages among
secondary and primary school teachers.
First, they are a vulnerable group without a voice.
Secondly, governments on all levels do not actually place
much emphasis on education.
Even though China historically believes that education leads
to national prosperity, it is not a high priority in practice.
China’s spending on education took up less than 3% of
national GDP in the last few years.
Currently, it is at 4% while the world average is at around 5%.
In China, teaching has always been a profession that
is low paid.
In an open letter published online, teachers from Yilan county
revealed that teachers with more than 20 years of teaching
experience only receive 2000 odd yuan ($US 324) a month.
The salary of new teachers is even more “pitiable",
at less than 1000 yuan ($US 162).
Interview/TianJing Edit/Huang Yimei
