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To: Siviwe Gwarube, Minister of Education
We urge the Minister of Education, Siviwe Gwarube to extend Phase 5 BEE contracts
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We want the Minister to extend our Phase 5 BEEI contracts. Six months is not enough time for us to save enough money to endure another period of unemployment. We aren't being paid enough as it is. We appreciate the opportunity to work and contribute to education in this country, but we still believe that six-month contracts are unfair. They do not resolve the problem at all, because many of us will be back to unemployment by the end of November.
This is what we are demanding:
1. The Department of Education to extend our contracts by another six months.
2. Begin exploring ways to make this position permanent.
Why is this important?
Many of us are breadwinners, and our families depend on us. The end of this contract means that our families will fall back into poverty. Minister, we are requesting a six-month extension. Not only do we support our families, but we also send our younger siblings to school.
This programme has alleviated many of our burdens, and we did not have to worry about unemployment. However, now that it is coming to an end, we are filled with nothing but fear. Our country faces a very high unemployment rate, and we know it will be extremely difficult to find jobs once our contracts end.
We urge the Minister to extend our contracts by another six months and to consider making this programme permanent.