Hervina, Portrait of a Contract Teacher who is Still Marginalized
During 16 years of teaching in the elementary school, Hervina acknowledged that she received a salary of Rp 6 million a year from the local government.
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Agustina, an honorary teacher at SD Negeri 70 Banda Aceh is teaching in a classroom.
The recent dismissal of Hervina, a contract-based teacher in Bone, South Sulawesi, is an example of the lack of government attention toward contract teachers, who have been essential in coping with the shortage of teachers in the country.
In the last few days, a story about the dismissal of Hervina (34), a contract teacher at SD 169 elementary school in Sadar, Bone regency, South Sulawesi, had gone viral on WhatsApp . It occurred shortly after Hervina uploaded information related to her earnings from the school onto her Facebook account.