At the 8th session of the 15th National Assembly, Mr. Duong Thanh Binh - Member of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly, Head of Petitions of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly said: The whole country currently has about 120,000 preschool teachers in 31 provinces and cities, mainly concentrated in the Northern region, joining the industry since 1960 - 1970, now retired without receiving benefits.
Mr. Duong Thanh Binh added that since 2017, the Ministry of Education and Training has been assigned by the Prime Minister to conduct comprehensive research and propose policies for these teachers.
In 2018, the Ministry of Education and Training conducted a field survey and reported to the Prime Minister on the research results, proposing to issue policies and regimes for these teachers.
However, surprisingly, from 2019 to now, the Ministry has not continued to implement policy development advice!
Remember in August 2018, the Ministry of Education and Training held a workshop to propose policies and regulations for preschool teachers who have not yet enjoyed the above benefits.
At this workshop, the leader of the Ministry of Education and Training at that time said that the lives of most of these preschool teachers were difficult, without pensions or social insurance. Many teachers were not married or had broken families, many preschool teachers were old and weak, had no regime, and had no support in life.
Also at the workshop, the leaders of the Ministry of Education and Training pointed out two difficulties: First, the legal basis for building the regime is very complicated: one group had to quit their jobs because they did not meet the conditions and standards, and another group voluntarily quit their jobs because their living conditions were very difficult at that time.
The second difficulty is that preschool teachers who entered the industry from 1960 to 1970, due to the nature of their education level, currently have almost no records or documents.
The two difficulties mentioned above are due to objective reasons and historical circumstances, when personnel management and policies have not been completed.
It is not the teachers' fault, so the Ministry of Education and Training must do it no matter how difficult it is. And we cannot use past shortcomings as an excuse to delay resolving their rights.
In reality, although it is very difficult legally, we have had many policies to support groups of people in similar situations such as veterans, youth volunteers, commune cadres during the subsidy period, etc.
So why can't there be a specific policy to support preschool teachers - those who have contributed to the country's education?
Resolving the regime for preschool teachers who have retired is not only a responsibility and obligation but also a gratitude and recognition of the contributions of those who have been attached to the career of educating people during the difficult times of the country.
120,000 teachers who entered the profession in the 1960s and 1970s are now in their twilight years, so many of them may not be able to wait until the day they receive their benefits if the Ministry of Education and Training does not "overcome difficulties" to restart the policy development advice!
