(Baonghean.vn) – After more than 20 years of working as a teacher, nearly 15 years of living in the remote Ky Son district (Nghe An), teacher Nguyen Thi Sau's life is still a makeshift one.
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| Ms. Nguyen Thi Sau (born in 1963), from Tan Son commune (Do Luong), has been working at Tay Son Secondary School (Ky Son) since 2003. Before that, she taught in the mountainous district of Nam Giang (Quang Nam province). Photo: Cong Kien |
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| During most of her teaching time in Ky Son, Ms. Nguyen Thi Sau worked at schools far from the city center. This school year, due to her advanced age and 1 year before retirement age, she was assigned to teach at the main school in Huoi Giang 3 village, Tay Son commune (Ky Son). Photo: Cong Kien |
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| After nearly 15 years as a teacher in remote areas, teacher Nguyen Thi Sau's life still faces many difficulties. Currently, she lives in a dormitory room of about 4 square meters, just enough to put a bed and a small table with a lot of clutter. Photo: Cong Kien |
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| The apartment building was built many years ago. The roof tiles are leaking, the ceiling is peeling, and every time it rains, the furniture in the room must be evacuated. Photo: Cong Kien |
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| The daily food of Ms. Sau and the teachers "staying in the village" is mainly dried fish and salted peanuts, which are stored after each trip back to their hometown or to the district center. Photo: Cong Kien |
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| Suffering from high blood pressure and diabetes, teacher Nguyen Thi Sau has to go on a diet so she cooks her own meals and does not eat with the rest of the teachers at school. Currently, she has a 17-year-old son in the countryside, and the students of Do Luong 3 High School have to take care of their own meals and studies. Photo: Cong Kien |
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| After all these years of working, she is still only a contract teacher, with a very low income, currently around 3 million VND/month. Because she quit mid-way, the 8 years of working in Quang Nam were not counted as working years, so up to now, her working time is only 14 years. In 2018, she reached retirement age, while the number of years of social insurance contributions was not enough compared to regulations. Photo: Cong Kien |
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