society Tripoli, Libya
Libyan teachers expand strike over pay and working conditions
560,000people
The education sector in Libya had 560000 employees in 2024.
Teachers in Libya expanded protests that began on September 13 into an open-ended nationwide strike at public schools. Unions are demanding higher and unified wages, benefits, better school conditions and action on cost-of-living pressures.
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Libyan teachers began protests over salaries on September 13, 2026.
“Protests began on September 13, the day the school year was due to start.”
Libya’s teachers union expanded the campaign into a nationwide strike.
“the teachers union stepped up the campaign with a nationwide strike”
The strike has kept students out of public-school classrooms across Libya.
“It has kept students out of classrooms across the country.”