The extraordinary General Assembly of employees in the Support Programs of the Ministry of Education, Sports, and Youth decided to escalate strike action and to launch an indefinite strike beginning Monday, November 2, 2026.
The employees were driven to this decision because the Ministry of Education, Sports, and Youth continues to fail to implement the legislation that the Government itself proposed and that was passed by Parliament on April 21, 2026. While the law governing employment in these programs stipulates specific staffing procedures, the Ministry of Education, Sports, and Youth does not apply them to all programs and has left several workers unemployed. For positions that were supposed to be filled with fixed-term employees, it is employing permanent staff on an overtime basis.
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Despite the efforts of the unions, the government has continually postponed making a policy decision to resolve the issue of payment for those whose employment has not been terminated.
The government’s delay in making a policy decision has left workers without income, without access to unemployment benefits, and without pay for five months.
As part of the strike, the workers will hold a large rally and march on Thursday, November 5, 2026, from the Ministry of Finance to the Presidential Palace, demanding the immediate fulfillment of commitments and the safeguarding of their rights and income.
We call on all workers in the Support Programs to participate en masse in the indefinite strike and the protest. The struggle continues until substantive solutions are provided.
