TUM wants risk allowances before the schools are opened

 

 

Teachers Union of Malawi (TUM) has appealed to government to consider paying them risk allowances as schools are expected to re-open next month.

The government through the National Planning Taskforce recommended that all learning institutions re-open on 13 July, 2020.

Concerns have however been raised on the safety of students considering that the country is registering new cases of Covid-19 on a daily basis.

Speaking to Capital FM, TUM Secretary General Charles Kumchenga indicates that there is need for the government to allocate risk allowances for teachers just like other workers.