From November 26-28, the 28th session of the Hanoi People's Council, term XVI, 2021-2026, will take place.
The meeting is expected to consider 75 contents, including regulations on additional income for cadres, civil servants, and public employees working in State agencies, political organizations, the Vietnam Fatherland Front, socio-political organizations, and public service units whose regular expenditures are fully guaranteed by the State budget under the management of Hanoi City.
According to Resolution 46 of the Hanoi People's Council, the beneficiaries of additional income are cadres, civil servants, and public employees at public service units whose regular expenditures are fully guaranteed by the budget. However, the teaching staff at public educational institutions - even though they are also in the group guaranteed by the budget for 100% of regular expenditures - are excluded from the beneficiary.
Many teachers think that the policy is unfair, because they are both city officials and receive salaries from the budget, but teachers - the force directly performing the task of educating children in the capital - do not enjoy the corresponding benefits.
Sharing with Lao Dong, Ms. Ho Xuan Thu, a teacher at Khuong Ha Inter-level School, said: People say that the salary of teachers in Hanoi is very high, but I have been teaching for more than 20 years and my monthly income is only about 12 million VND. I also do not receive additional income from Resolution 46. Seeing my colleagues in Ho Chi Minh City or Hai Phong makes me feel sad. Not because of jealousy, but because I didn't think Hanoi teachers would be discriminated against like that."
Not only a financial story, many teachers share that they feel hurt and un motivated when they are not recognized like other groups of civil servants and public employees.
Ms. Nguyen Thi Thuy Hien, English teacher at Bui Quang Mai Secondary School, frankly expressed: The education sector in 2025 will receive a lot of attention from the Central Government, that is a good thing. But while those positive signals are spreading, we those who are directly at the center of the classroom feel left behind.
Ms. Hien emphasized that teachers are under pressure from the new general education program, innovation in testing and assessment, and the professional volume is much larger than before: "We do not require preferential treatment. What we hope is only fair. A progressive policy cannot leave those working in the profession as a group of overlooked.
Many opinions say that not including teachers in the list of additional income has created unnecessary gaps and comparisons between localities and between those working in the public system of Hanoi.
For this reason, more than 9,000 teachers in Hanoi have sent petitions to all levels and agencies in Hanoi to propose additional income payment. The recommendation of teachers is not to demand personal rights, but to want to be properly recognized for their role and contribution - especially when education is considered one of the national strategic pillars.
