Jacmel: Teachers Protest Over Unpaid Salaries and Delayed Appointments

Teachers demonstrated on Monday, September 28, 2026, at the offices of the Departmental Directorate of Education for the Sud-Est in Jacmel to demand payment of several months of salary arrears, according to Le Nouvelliste. The protesters called for payment of the August salary, a compensation check and the 14th-month bonus, as well as the distribution of debit cards and their formal appointments. According to the report, the educators are also demanding respect for an accord signed on January 20, 2025. The demonstrators denounced the low number of appointment letters allocated to the department and the absence of nominations in certain new subject areas. They threatened to maintain pressure until they obtain concrete responses from education authorities, Le Nouvelliste reported. The protest is part of a broader pattern of grievances in the department, where marketplace vendors and other groups have also staged recent demonstrations. No response from the education authorities was included in the report.