Nghe An still has nearly 1,700 contract teachers.

According to the latest statistics of the Department of Education and Training of Nghe An province, up to now, the whole province has 1,672 contract teachers and 268 contract employees.

Of these, the preschool sector accounts for the majority with 1,521 contract teachers and 76 contract employees; the primary sector has 48 contract teachers and 109 contract employees; the secondary sector has 113 contract teachers and 83 contract employees. The high school sector has no teachers or contract employees.

Among the localities, Yen Thanh district has the largest number of contracts, with 288 teachers and nearly 100 contract employees. Yen Thanh is also a district with many teachers who have taught under contract for decades. With a meager salary, they have to do many other jobs to make a living. There are teachers who are now over 50 years old but are still studying to "upgrade" their records, with the hope of being considered for the payroll.

Teacher Nguyen Duy Trinh has been teaching on contract for nearly 20 years, life is very difficult. Photo: Tien Hung

Previously, on July 30, Nghe An Newspaper published an article"The difficult life of teachers with nearly 20 years of contract teaching in Nghe An".Immediately after the article was published, a large private school based in Cua Lo town contacted the teacher in the article through Nghe An Newspaper to invite him to work.

Talking to reporters, the character in the article, Mr. Nguyen Duy Trinh said that after receiving the invitation, he also directly visited and worked with the leaders of this school. "I have not made a decision yet, because the distance from my house in Yen Thanh to there is quite far. Although there is a dormitory area at that school. Everything is very good, the only thing I am hesitant about is the inconvenient travel distance," Mr. Trinh said.