The General Confederation of Lebanese Workers and the Committee of Professional Teachers in Vocational Education staged a protest in Beirut’s Riad al-Solh Square demanding rights for contracted vocational teachers, the state-run National News Agency reported Tuesday.

The demonstration, which coincided with a session of Parliament’s Education Committee, called for teachers to be paid their overdue wages and pressed the Education Ministry to administer exams that would allow contracted teachers in vocational and technical education to become full-time workers. It follows a demonstration by public-school teachers two weeks ago, which called for contracted teachers to be given permanent positions.