Arben Taravari from the Alliance of Albanians came out in support of the strike of the public sector teachers, which has been in effect for a week.

We support the protesters and we will continue to support them. They are absolutely in the right. In Macedonia, a baker or a waiter takes more money than an elementary or high school teacher, even more than some university professors, Taravari said.

The teachers’ unions demand a wage increase of at least 18 percent, to keep up with the rising cost of living.