As of 2023, the lowest monthly salary rate for kindergarten, primary and secondary education, as well as vocational education teachers will increase to € 1,070, according to amendments to the law approved by the Government on December 13. In September, the Latvian Education and Science Workers’ Trade Union (LIZDA) announced its intention to organize a teachers’ strike, expressing dissatisfaction with the unbalanced workload in their jobs and demanding respect for predefined teacher pay principles. The government sought to agree with LIZDA so that the strike didn't take place, and made promises on wages and workloads. The Ministry of Education and Science (IZM) stated that, meeting the demands of the teachers’ union, the government supported funding of nearly € 60 million in 2023.
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