"LE GABON ENERVANT" OR "ANNOYING GABON"

English version  The situation that prevails in the education crisis reveals a paralyzed sector not by a simple technical disagreement, but by a profound break in the moral contract between teachers and the State. Teachers simply no longer believe in verbal promises. Teachers expect a clear break with the old methods of sly, lies, opacity and demand effective decisions and not promises. Nevertheless, there is a major tension between the legitimacy of teachers’ corporatist demands and the inalienable right of children to education. It is not a strike for money only, but a strike for dignity and transparency. The blockage comes from the fact that the base no longer trusts the government’s commitments if they are not recorded and proven effective at the highest level. Faced with this blockage and this distrust of the minister in charge, the mechanism of resolution could be quite different: Generally, when the classic social dialogue fails, it is no longer necessary to negotiate in clo...