(5 Oct 2022)
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Budapest – 5 October 2022
1. Wide of demonstrators
2. Pan from traffic to clapping protesters
3. Mid of clapping students
4. Wide of demonstrators on the Erzsebet bridge of the river Danube
5. Various shots of students forming a human chain
6. SOUNDBITE (Hungarian) Virag Kis, protesting teacher:
"Teachers are not valued, their salaries are far below what they deserve, they work extremely long hours, they are overworked. The overtime and extra energy they put into their work are not paid. In addition, pedagogical (lesson planning) freedom is not implemented at all."
7. Various shots protesters on the Erzsebet bridge of the river Danube
8. SOUNDBITE (Hungarian) Virag Kis, demonstrating teacher:
"A bad situation is arising in the Hungarian education system which I think is untenable and it is everyone's duty to demonstrate against it. Unfortunately, we have no other choice left to make a change."
9. Various of demonstrators
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Mate Gaspar, demonstrating teacher:
"The autonomy of the whole sector has been seriously damaged, because everything is in the hand of the state. It is absolutely against the norms and the rules. A good working system should be much more decentralized and a much more autonomy should be given to the to the actors who are actually in charge."
11. Various of demonstrators
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Mate Gaspar, demonstrating teacher:
"The only thing what we can do is to stand up and raise our voices. And if we are numerous enough, maybe they will understand that these people, children, teachers, and parents together, do count and should be at least heard."
13. Various shots of protesting students holding banner
14. Wide of students forming a human chain
STORYLINE:
Thousands of Hungarian teachers and students have been demonstrating against the government in Budapest.
The teachers and their supporters formed a human chain across downtown Budapest and the River Danube.
They are protesting against low wages, increasingly heavy curricular demands on students, poor conditions and the lack of freedom of lesson planning.
The process of centralization in Hungary's education system means the curriculum, textbooks and decision making are all controlled by a central body formed in 2012 by Hungary's nationalist government.
Public school teachers have for years complained of low wages and high workloads that have served to dissuade potential new teachers from entering the profession, creating a major shortage of educators and growing discontent.
The pay basis for teachers in Hungary hasn't changed since 2014, resulting in net wages for beginning teachers, and many experienced ones alike, starting at 207,000 forints ($500) per month.
Following a series of unsuccessful talks with the government on increasing wages and reducing hours, unions have called on teachers to make a series of strikes and work stoppages.
Since Hungary's government tightened strike laws in May, limiting the conditions under which teachers can strike legally, the union is also encouraging educators to consider acts of civil disobedience, and has demanded the restoration of the right to strike.
Video by Bela Szandelszky
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